A LEADER does not deserve the NAME unless he is willing occasionally to STAND alone.

When you're holding PEOPLE's attention, I feel you must give them high-quality ingredients. They deserve nothing but your best. And if they need information, get it, cross-check it, and try to be right. Do not waste their TIME; do not ENJOY the EGO TRIP of being onstage.

You deserve a GREAT life. I WANT to see you become unreasonably happy. And you can. And you will.

I am firmly of the VIEW that the Missouri CITIZENS DESERVE transparent and accountable GOVERNMENT, especially in the expenditure of their tax DOLLARS.

My parents were very calm about the photographers, the fans, and all that. But I understood RIGHT away that I hadn't DONE ANYTHING to deserve that attention. No matter what HAPPENS, it will be there. I didn't choose it. You just can't take that too seriously. You NEED to live your life. And stay calm.

To hell with reality! I want to die in music, not in REASON or in prose. People don't DESERVE the restraint we SHOW by not GOING into delirium in FRONT of them. To hell with them!

I look forward to doing my part to KEEP our solemn vow to veterans who have served our COUNTRY with pride and distinction. They are all heroes in my eyes, and they DESERVE no LESS.

As a country, we must COME TOGETHER to PROVIDE the TRAINING, certifications, and jobs that our veterans have earned and deserve.