My life has never been a part of a big plan. It's more of an unfolding adventure.

I've never been able to plan my life. I just lurch from indecision to indecision.

Music and opera are a big part of my life.

Speech and having a stammer is obviously a big part of my life.

We get divided generationally and in other ways - libertarians versus more traditional social conservatives, for example - and we've got to provide some flexibility there. But we don't need to have quite so many litmus tests. We need to have our big picture focused on economic issues.

I've never been fired in my life.