California has a beautiful coastline. It can be a rough coastline. The waves are huge. The rocks are steep. Same thing in Vancouver. It has a beautiful coastline. It's dramatic.

So we just hope that all of these governors who are grappling will be able to provide the basic services to our citizens and not have to cut things that really are painful.

Thank you for the opportunity for the Democratic Party and progressives to reclaim the votes of the sane citizens of these United States.

We honor the dead best by treating the living well.

Ceremonies are important. But our gratitude has to be more than visits to the troops, and once-a-year Memorial Day ceremonies. We honor the dead best by treating the living well.

Don't mistake niceness for weakness.

We need, first of all, for there to be accountability, for there to be somebody who is responsible for enforcing standards and holding people's feet to the fire.

There's more technology in your car than there is in your computer. It's got thousands of parts in it. It's extremely sophisticated, all that robotics.

As a state we are so uniquely positioned in so many ways. Our geography, our placement in the country, and our history positions us to be the state that propels energy efficiency as an industry.

I am so proud of Michigan's citizens for the kindness and generosity they have shown in assisting in this endeavor. It is truly heartwarming to see the compassion shown for those in need

Concentrating wealth in the hands of the few and deregulating financial institutions and practices lead to speculative bubbles that eventually burst — and that brings the whole country down.

I'm a writer, but I'm not writing to entertain you, I'm writing to keep alive my knowledge.

Guantánamo Bay's motto: 'Safe, humane, legal, transparent detention.' Four adjectives describing one sick joke.

To people from 'Brooklyn-Brooklyn' North Brooklyn is really just South Queens.

My definition of palatable might be slightly different from yours.

I'll be out shopping, and all it takes is for one person to recognise me and it can get scary.

There's a terrible dark joy when the only person who knows all your secrets is finally dead.

A leader must face danger. He must take the risk and the blame, and the brunt of the storm.

The world of literature is a world where there is no reality except that of the human imagination.

I wonder about the trees. Why do we wish to bear Forever the noise of these More than another noise So close to our dwelling place?