And we ask the American people to play an important part of our layered defense. We ask for cooperation, patience and a commitment to vigilance in the face of a determined enemy.

It would be unwise to say the least, irresponsible of us at the TSA, at the Homeland Security Department not to evolve our technology to match the changing threat environment that we inhabit.

You can't imagine a world, quite frankly, without a safe and secure aviation system. And so our job is to really focus on that, and what we need to do to keep it safe and secure.

The last thing the Department of Homeland Security is about is infringing on anybody's constitutionally protected rights.

I have long been a proponent of a guest-worker program between the United States and Mexico, and in particular I have proposed that Arizona would be an ideal location for a pilot project.

If American schooling is inadequate now, just imagine how much more obsolete it will be when today's kindergarten students graduate from high school in just 12 years.

Each and every one of the security measures we implement serves an important goal: providing safe and efficient air travel for the millions of people who rely on our aviation system every day.

Public schools were designed as the great equalizers of our society - the place where all children could have access to educational opportunities to make something of themselves in adulthood.

You show me a 50-foot wall and I'll show you a 51-foot ladder.

The United States and Arizona are both losing jobs to offshore locations.

I've appointed a task force to take a fresh look at the color-code system and whether we should retain it, change it or scrap it.

Life wants you to thrive in the domain of your own unique creative vision for your yourself.

Parallel lines meet at infinity. Looking back from said point, do parallel lines ever not meet?

When a man strikes another man, he better have a good reason. There is never a good reason for a man to strike a woman.

Life began with waking up and loving my mother's face.

Those who seek power at any price detect a societal weakness, a fear that they can ride into office.

The scariest monsters are the ones that lurk within our souls.

I'd prefer 1,000 followers, friends, and fans that actually meant something, rather than 10 million that weren't engaged.

Brutes find out where their talents lie; a bear will not attempt to fly.

How many really capable men are children more than once during the day!

You poor, deluded woman...do you believe there is any such thing as love?...You're living an illusion. Do you believe the words of love they whisper in the ears of penniless women like us?