The more I have studied Lincoln, the more I have followed his thought processes, the more I am convinced that he understood leadership better than any other American president.

I must follow the people. Am I not their leader?

Benjamin Disraeli

The true artist will let his wife starve, his children go barefoot, his mother drudge for his living at seventy, sooner than work at anything but his art

George Bernard Shaw

But maybe music was not intended to satisfy the curious definiteness of man. Maybe it is better to hope that music may always be transcendental language in the most extravagant sense.

Charles Ives

So the story of man runs in a dreary circle, because he is not yet master of the earth that holds him.

Will Durant

Raising taxes is the last thing we should do amid the weakest economic recovery since World War II. Unfortunately, even if we avoid the full 'Taxmageddon' scenario, President Obama's health care law also contains a new surtax on investment that will take effect in 2013.

John Cornyn

I met the president when he was president-elect at a meeting in Austin. He spoke of his faith. He spoke of his desire for a compassionate conservatism, for a faith-based initiative that would do something for poor people.

Jim Wallis

An army marches on its stomach.

Napoleon Bonaparte

Whoever decides to dedicate their life to politics knows that earning money isn't the top priority.

Angela Merkel

A man's got two shots for jewelry: a wedding ring and a watch. The watch is a lot easier to get on and off than a wedding ring.

John Mayer

Country and western is ignored by the intellectuals. They don't look at it as an art form. They think it's just somebody sitting on his couch singing about his life.

Ricky Skaggs

You must trust and believe in people or life becomes impossible.

Anton Chekhov

I am the poet of the poor, because I was poor when I loved; since I could not give gifts, I gave words.

Ovid