American education is still the wonder of the world, and we must open the schoolhouse doors, not close them.

In the executive branch, winning by a whisker is as good as winning in a landslide, but not so in the Senate.

Israelis can be proud of the vibrant democracy that they have created, and I know that many Rhode Islanders share my deep appreciation for the close friendship between our two nations.

Trust is built with consistency.

The lack of fiscal responsibility is one of the main reasons I finally left my old Party.

Anger's not a good emotion.

Here is a bold embrace of internationalism. Let's join the rest of the world and go metric.

In the world of diplomacy, some things are better left unsaid.

Well, usually when you talk about a mandate, you're talking about an overwhelming win. I don't think by any measurement the 2004 election was an overwhelming win.

Reform of the medical liability system should be considered as part of a comprehensive response to surging medical malpractice premiums that endanger Americans' access to quality medical care.

Let me ask you: Should only children of the wealthy have access to quality early education? Should only children of the wealthy have access to a college degree? The answer - the only answer - is: no.

Being a mother and grandmother is the best of the best in my life. My grandchildren multiply the joy my daughters bring me.

John [Lasseter] always said that he was Andy, and Joe [Ranft] and I were Sid, and I think that's true.

I refuse for anyone to tell me who I am because I know who I am.

What began the change was the very writing itself. Let no one lightly set about such a work. Memory, once waked, will play the tyrant.

I lose faith and I lose ground, but then I see you and remember unconditional love.

I can honestly, and proudly, say that I never was on the casting couch. Oh, of course there have been advances from certain men in the movie industry, but nothing overwhelming.

God has written in the law of nature that when two people are joined in love or friendship, one must always give his heart more perfectly than the other.

My father wasn't the best role model to me.

I was born wise. Street-wise, people-wise, self-wise. This wisdom was my birthright.

When Death doth close his tender dying eyes.