The most important question of the 21st century is not what or how much, it is ‘How?’ How do you propose to turn your good ideas into positive changes in other people’s lives? You must be the ‘how generation.’
More people can be great leaders than think they can, but they need a purpose greater than themselves.
You have to make a conscious decision to change for your own well-being, and that of your family and your country.
I want to nominate a man who’s cool on the outside, but who burns for America on the inside.
Learning improves in school environments where there are comprehensive music and arts programs. They increase the ability of young people to do math. They increase the ability of young people to read. And most important of all, they’re a lot of fun.
I have said many times-if I hadn’t been exposed to music as a child I don’t think I would have been president.
I do not believe we can repair the basic fabric of society until people who are willing to work have work. Work organizes life. It gives structure and discipline to life.
I am fascinated by this partnership between Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett. It’s magic and I love it.
I still believe in a place called Hope, a place called America.
Four years ago nobody but nuclear physicists had ever heard of the Internet. Today even my cat, Socks, has his own web page. I’m amazed at that. I meet kids all the time, been talking to my cat on the Internet.
When personal freedom’s being abused, you have to move to limit it.
41, you look great. Love what you’re doing.
There’s a big conservative press unabashedly and for the Democrats and even people to the left of the Democratic party, there’s almost virtually no outlets that you can compare with the vast array of conservative press that’s out there.
Our generation, like the one before us, must choose. Without the threat of the Cold War, without the pain of economic ruin, without the fresh memory of World War II’s slaughter, it is tempting to pursue our private agendas – to simply sit back and let history unfold. We must resist the temptation.
Never tell anyone to go to hell unless you can make ’em go.
Turning 50 gives me more yesterdays than tomorrows.
The most powerful people on earth are focus groups.
Most of the major mistakes I made in my life, I made when I was too tired to know what I was doing – both personally and professionally.
We’re all in this together is a far better philosophy than you’re on your own.
By lifting the weakest, poorest among us, we lift the rest of us as well.