Decisive action has been taken on the home front with passage of the USA Patriot Act, which has strengthened the hand of law enforcement agencies to stop terrorists before they can act.

Wealth is not in making money, but in making the man while he is making money.

One of the first items of Congressional business in 2006 will be an effort to renew the USA Patriot Act.

It is no coincidence that our country has not been attacked since 9-11. Our initiatives to protect the homeland and aggressively take the fight to the terrorists have been factors in that success.

Civil libertarians have raised concerns that some of the Patriot Act's provisions infringe on Constitutional rights. Those concerns are not supported by the facts.

It is false to suggest that medical breakthroughs come only through government research.

But my friends, these people in Egypt have stood by us in a tough, tough neighborhood.

And while the U.S. can never be 100 percent safe from a future strike, our government is working around the clock on measures to protect the American people.

If one flower has to grow out of all the weeds, let that flower be YOU.

It’s not my fault that these are the problems I’ve been put on this earth to deal with, right? They’re petty, they piss me off, and they’re all mine

I was thrilled one year when I was younger when not only did my brothers get hockey sticks for Christmas - but I did too!

Health begins with firmness in the body, deepens to emotional stability, then leads to intellectual clarity, wisdom and finally the unveiling of the soul.

Even when the experts all agree, they may well be mistaken.

My first obligation is my job. It's very hard to really get into campaign mode when you've got to focus on doing the work.

In life, worthwhile accomplishments and acquisitions take time. Usually the better the reward, the more time it takes to acquire it.

A less-than dream job can help you find your dreams.

It is a very dangerous thing to know one’s friends.

The salesman knows nothing of what he is selling save that he is charging a great deal too much for it.