As the representatives of the people we are here to declare that our resolve has not been weakened by these horrific and cowardly acts.

Make no mistake, tax cheaters cheat us all, and the IRS should enforce our laws to the letter.

Bipartisanship isn't an option anymore; it is a requirement. The American people have divided responsibility for leadership right down the middle.

Iraq is not the only nation in the world to possess weapons of mass destruction, but it is the only nation with a leader who has used them against his own people.

When you're in the minority, it doesn't matter what you're agenda is, you're not going to have the degree of freedom that you have as a member of the majority.

This president failed so miserably in diplomacy that we are now forced to war.

On issues relating to taxes, you don't always speak with one voice.

President Bush failed "miserably" at diplomacy, forcing the United States into war.

Diplomacy has been exhausted .. Continued instability in the Balkans threatens important U.S. national interests,.

I think we are isolating ourselves, and in so isolating ourselves, I think we're minimizing ourselves, I don't think we are taken as seriously today as we were a few years ago.

While endangering one of the most pristine areas in the world, drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge would do nothing to make our country more energy independent.

I’ve never had anyone’s approval, so I’ve learned to live without it.

Everything that has been wrestled from doubtI welcome-the mouths that burst open afterlong knowledge of what it is to be mute.

Being from New York, I wonder why am I inspired by bluegrass and Earl Scruggs? But when I look at the whole history of the banjo, I feel really good about it, including the Earl Scruggs part.

Beginning empty handed and alone frightens the best of men. It also speaks volumes of just how sure they are that God is with them.

Life will always remain a gamble, with prizes sometimes for the imprudent, and blanks so often to the wise.

A director recommended me for the role on 'Soap.' They said, 'She plays heavy roles, murderesses and the like.' He said, 'On stage, she could be very very funny.

I don't know if we'll ever get used to the attention from the fans.

I get most of my inspiration from older records and older production styles, and that ends up rearing its head in the records that I make.

Lyrics are coming to you all the time. I get inspiration in the middle of the night.

Our aspirations are really for women to be in half the leadership roles and men to be doing half the work of parenting.