"Solutions-oriented campaigning with a little passion and a little humor I think that will go a long way. I think people are desperate for it."

"Our country is in deep trouble. To talk and re-litigate in 1998, or even what Mitt Romney said or didn't say in 1994 or 2002, I don't think most people really care."

"We know that Europe loves President Obama. He had adoring crowds. The press loves Obama. The question is how will this date end? Okay? The question is, to what end? Why do they love President Obama? They love his personal story, they love his wife. North Korea, China and Russia don't really care about Michelle's arms and, you know, whether they gave an iPod to the Queen, okay?"

"Well I think that what we're seeing now is that the people feel like they, the people in Congress don't have their consent to govern them. They keep doing things that are incredibly unpopular. And so when that happens, folks get angry."

"There isn't any formula or method. You learn to love by loving - by paying attention and doing what one thereby discovers has to be done."

"Ideally, I would love to mix singing and acting, but you can only be a pop star for so many years. I mean, at 30 it's a little bit sad, right?"

"It is better to be unhappy in love than unhappy in marriage, but some people manage to be both."

"A woman can bring a new love to each man she loves, providing there are not too many."