An ambassador for peace, Pope John Paul II stood steadfast against communism and condemned discrimination against all people.

What consenting adults do behind closed doors is not my business.

My mother had a fear of doctors - other than her daughter marrying one.

One accident or terrorist strike involving high-level waste would endanger lives and cause a catastrophe that would leave millions of dollars in damages and take years to clean up

I come home every weekend and I still can't believe I represent Las Vegas in Congress. It's such a kick.

I have a reputation for being the hardest working person in Congress.

Nobody wants to pay higher taxes. But do you want your kids to get a good education? You have to pay for that. Do you want Medicare for senior citizens? I do. We have to pay for it.

If you improve your education system, there's no telling what kind of businesses you'll be able to attract.

Not only does investing in your infrastructure provide very good construction jobs, at the end of the project, you have something.

While I support initiatives to improve quality and efficiency in Medicare, I do not believe that these efficiencies should come at the cost of patient well being.

Not only is privatizing Social Security not the solution to Social Security, it would exacerbate the problem.

We can't control on how each day will fall, but we can control how we fall into each day. Learn to make adjustments to match the circumstances.

It is a wicked sophistry to justify the worldliness of the Church by the cross of Christ.

Memories are the key not to the past but to the future.

Stay close to anything that makes you glad you are alive.

Life is a lie if truth is not found. Truth is just an idea if it is not lived. It is living that matters.

I find all this money a considerable burden.

A lot of work still remains but I will see the end of child labor in my lifetime.

The last thing we need is yet another makeup company. Even I have a nervous breakdown when I go through the department store makeup floor.

I believe when you bring, say, a plant into a room, everything in that room changes in relation to it. This tension - tension is the only word for it - can be painted.