I don't believe in pessimism. If something doesn't come up the way you want, forge ahead. If you think it's read more

I don't believe in pessimism. If something doesn't come up the way you want, forge ahead. If you think it's going to rain, it will.

I really miss having her as a training partner, ... We pushed each other in everything.

I really miss having her as a training partner, ... We pushed each other in everything.

Yemen has a great history of a civil war between the north and the south. The country was only recently read more

Yemen has a great history of a civil war between the north and the south. The country was only recently reunited, back in 1990. You have about 16 to 17 million people; you have about 50 million guns. It's basically a country that is pretty trigger happy. It's very generous, very hospitable to foreigners, but on the other hand, there's always that element of risk.

It has always been a mixed bag, being the spouse of a political figure. Just as it is true that read more

It has always been a mixed bag, being the spouse of a political figure. Just as it is true that you and your family life come second, you also get great privilege and access to power, and power just on your own. They've known that, and we've known that, and that's a reason they haven't complained.

It's nice to be honored, to work my butt off and have it pay off.

It's nice to be honored, to work my butt off and have it pay off.

It's clearly very important to them, ... I'm really amazed at how desperately she's behaving.

It's clearly very important to them, ... I'm really amazed at how desperately she's behaving.

There will be fighting as long as Mr. Deby persists in his intransigence.

There will be fighting as long as Mr. Deby persists in his intransigence.

Some guys don't think Justin lifts hard, then we test and he's extremely strong for his weight. His max has read more

Some guys don't think Justin lifts hard, then we test and he's extremely strong for his weight. His max has gone up 50 pounds in just about everything.

You're just sort of searching for this "thing" and sometimes you get it and sometimes you don't. All music is read more

You're just sort of searching for this "thing" and sometimes you get it and sometimes you don't. All music is imperfect, but in jazz since you're improvising, at least the way I play, I'm trying to follow my train of thought in a solo.