And we can see the positive impacts right here at Solyndra. Less than a year ago we were standing on what was an empty lot.But through the Recovery Act this company received a loan to expand its operations. This new factory is the result of those loans.

You have to listen to the people who have a negative opinion as well as those who have positive opinion. Just to make sure that you are blending all these opinions in your mind before a decision is made.

People deal too much with the negative with what is wrong. Why not try and see positive things to just touch those things and make them bloom?

First take the government of the Indians out of politics second let the laws of the Indians be the same as those of the whites third give the Indian the ballot.

I'm not really one of those people who believes that if you're a musician you can just leave that behind and start getting into politics.

Politics like theater is one of those things where you've got to be wise enough to know when to leave.

Yes politics IS war without bloodshed and war is an extension of those politics.

In politics the people I most despise are those who have no values.

The message that I gave on the - on the steps today was that you need to stand for those things that are right and empower the individual. Believe in the power of one person. Don't believe that you can't do it. Everybody wants - everybody wants a shot. That we can all agree on. Beyond that it becomes politics. I'm not talking politics.

We discussed politics but we also talked about the importance of hard work personal responsibility living within your means keeping your word. Those lessons stay with you throughout your life.