All too often arrogance accompanies strength and we must never assume that justice is on the side of the strong. The use of power must always be accompanied by moral choice.
Power and position often make a man trifle with the truth.
The places I visit in any given week are my home so when I'm somewhere that feels good to me it's a real game changer. If a place causes me to have a strong reaction be it positive or negative it'll often find its way into my music.
Sometimes negative news does come out but it is often exaggerated and manipulated to spread scandal. Journalists sometimes risk becoming ill from coprophilia and thus fomenting coprophagia: which is a sin that taints all men and women that is the tendency to focus on the negative rather than the positive aspects.
I have a lot of younger fans obviously the choices I make often influence them. But having said that it's kind of the best motivation in the world to stay positive and make good choices.
I have a treadmill and I work out with my trainer Julie Diamond as often as possible. She's so positive.
Together often by unanimous vote the council has worked quickly to get positive results.
Constructive criticism is about finding something good and positive to soften the blow to the real critique of what really went on.
There is this concept of politics as a dirty game. It's a difficult game but it doesn't have to be dirty. I think this is what we need to bring to politics. I think politics around the world has very often been captured by big interests - 'lobbies' they call them in the States.
It is important to recognize and politics positive thinking is often the slaves' virtue - something that people do to con themselves about the burden and change being placed upon them.