But we should not lose sight of how far we are coming and what a big hole we were left by George W. Bush.

History is full of times when the inevitable front-runner is inevitable right up until he or she is no longer inevitable.

We have now under President Obama's leadership had 29 months in a row of private sector job growth. That stretch of positive private sector job growth hasn't happened since 2005. We still have a long way to go, but we are moving in the right direction.

Leadership is about making the right decision and the best decision before, sometimes, it becomes entirely popular.

It's from being melancholy and having my human down experiences that I learn, that I overcome, that I transform - and these realizations I put into song. That's what I choose to put in my backpack and carry with me around the world.

Your life, your circumstances change, and you have to continue to grow as a person, and once you have means and opportunity, you have to make different choices to protect what you have.

It's important to air your concerns and fears with someone you trust. When you're honest about how you can change and grow, and where your weaknesses are, then you open the door for improvement and change.

Only the holy spirit, the spirit of the lord, can transform us.