“Now, each of us has his own special gift And you know this was meant to be true. And if you don’t underestimate me I won’t underestimate you.”

Sometimes the silence can be like thunder.

People are crazy and times are strange. I used to care but things have changed

Sometimes it’s not enough to know what things mean, sometimes you have to know what things don’t mean.

What’s money? A man is a success if he gets up in the morning and goes to bed at night and in between does what he wants to do.

No one is free, even the birds are chained to the sky.

There’s beauty in the silver singing river There’s beauty in the sunrise in the sky But none of these and nothing else can match the beauty That I remember in my true love’s eyes

I believe that instinct is what makes a genius a genius.

He not busy being born is busy dying.

You don’t need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows.

The purpose of art is to stop time.

Let me ask you one question Is your money that good Will it buy you forgiveness Do you think that it could I think you will find When your death takes its toll All the money you made Will never buy back your soul

There are things I could say. But I don’t.

When you feel in your gut what you are and then dynamically pursue it – don’t back down and don’t give up – then you’re going to mystify a lot of folks.

May you grow up to be righteous, may you grow up to be true. May you always know the truth and see the lights surrounding you. May you always be courageous, stand upright and be strong. May you stay forever young.

People have a hard time accepting anything that overwhelms them.

There is nothing so stable as change.

We must especially beware of that small group of selfish men who would clip the wings of the American Eagle in order to feather their own nests.

Honestly, I just think we all have special gifts, everyone. You know, obviously, some are more noticeable than others and that’s why there’s the limelight. Everybody’s in it.

In letting go of wanting something special to occur, maybe we can realize that something special is already occurring.

There is giant untapped potential in disagreement, especially if the disagreement is between two or more thoughtful people.

We are all here for some special reason. Stop being a prisoner of your past. Become the architect of your future.

I pledge to you today that as president, in my first budget, I will introduce the largest increase in special education ever.

I think one of the reasons I pushed myself so hard and worked so hard is because I never felt special.

Doo-wop is special music to me because it’s so straightforward and melody-driven and captures emotions.