I want our young people to believe as we did that there is no goal too high to reach if they are willing to work.

The challenge is always before us. Whenever we lose sight of the principles that mattered to our founders we run into trouble.

This is an area where North Carolina does excel. I have known more colorful North Carolina political figures than I have colorless ones.

America must be the moral leader. It is not enough to have power. Power must be used to protect freedom and give all people hope for the opportunity to see the fruit of their own labor.

You know, oil prices from 2007, on the strength of a very robust global economy and a very robust emerging China, many of you will recall, ramped up to near $150 a barrel. Then we had the financial - U.S. financial collapse. Oil prices collapsed all the way down to $40 a barrel.

The wealth-income ratio in the United States has always been lower than in Europe. The main reason in the early years was that land values bulked less in the wide open spaces of North America. There was, of course, much more land, but it was very cheap.

It is important for the musician to learn as much about the composer as possible and to study the music he has written. Then, even a short piece by Brahms or Chopin can be played with much more understanding.

I am very choosy about my films. I don't do a film just for the sake of money.