“The biggest deal for me was that all 24 winners are placed on the Bill...” — Arthur Godfrey Quote

“The biggest deal for me was that all 24 winners are placed on the Billboard CD of the Year, which went out to 500 of the biggest Music Reps in the business, from radio and press to management and booking.”

“You know, if you don't do nothin, you don't do nothin.”

“I liked the way they treated the first, second, and third place finishers equally. It was an amazing year. I only entered two song contests this year; I won one and placed second in the other. And I entered each of them a day or two before the deadline.”

“Now I'm fortunate to have a good band in CA, and play many solo gigs as well. My point is that I stopped playing in bands and played solo for four years, to get back into the groove and pulse of writing and singing and who I am on stage.”

“I'd just hit the Billboard thing, and I had a good feeling. About a month ago, I received a call that said I was in the running, that I'd made the final 25. So I just wanted to place.”

“A bankruptcy judge can fix your balance sheet, but he cannot fix your company.”

“I invited a group of students to my studio to expose them to both the creative and business sides of the fashion industry. It was fun because the group was so bright and full of curiosity. They asked really challenging questions about all aspects of the business and absorbed so much information so quickly.”

“Ay - 'The Green Fool' business, the libel action over the head of it - did me a lot of damage. It destroyed the momentum.”

“I couldn't do anything. I'd work in a department store for a couple of weeks, but I couldn't hack it. I couldn't even type! I had no skills whatsoever outside of show business.”

“A large social-media presence is important because it's one of the last ways to conduct cost-effective marketing. Everything else involves buying eyeballs and ears. Social media enables a small business to earn eyeballs and ears.”

“As a member of House Oversight, I have seen for myself the thousands of pages of financial records revealing the depths of Biden's corrupt business deals with foreign nationals to reap profits for himself and his family.”