People become remarkable when they believe they can do things.

There is a real magic in enthusiasm. It spells the difference between mediocrity and accomplishment.

If you paint in your mind a picture of bright and happy expectations, you put yourself into a condition conducive to your goal.

The trouble with most of us is that we would rather be ruined by praise than saved by criticism.

That's the thing about depression: A human being can survive almost anything, as long as she sees the end in sight. But depression is so insidious, and it compounds daily, that it's impossible to ever see the end. The fog is like a cage without a key.

When you set out to carry on a tradition as deep rooted as folk music is, you've got to have your story together. You've got to study and have a foundation. Jeffrey Foucault has that foundation, and you can hear it in his voice, and feel it in his music. He's got an understanding that you don't hear that often.

I think we're all greedy. Who do you know who says, 'I have enough! I don't need any more!'? It's part of human nature.

I think most politicians have almost no understanding of economics; otherwise, they wouldn't have become politicians.