Democrats with a good understanding of the need for strong energy policy in our country, especially in these difficult economic times, recognized the importance of the Keystone XL pipeline.

Nowadays, business is all about productivity - and our folks produce.

Pipelines are by far the safest way to transport petroleum. They are safer than tankers, safer than trucks, safer than rail.

Businesses must invest in products and people in order to create new wealth.

It's a combination of targeting higher paying jobs in these growth areas and fostering closer cooperation with higher education; a rising tide that lifts all boats.

Caring for our seniors is perhaps the greatest responsibility we have. Those who walked before us have given so much and made possible the life we all enjoy.

Our single greatest challenge is the ability to move power to markets outside North Dakota.

Education is critical not only to each one of us individually, but also to build the economic vitality of our state.

The fact is, America needs energy and new energy infrastructure, and the Keystone XL pipeline will help us achieve that with good stewardship.

We can reach our potential, but to do so, we must reach within ourselves. We must summon the strength, the will, and the faith to move forward - to be bold - to invest in our future.

President Roosevelt's leadership put the world on notice that the United States of America - with the freest, most dynamic economy the world had ever seen - was open for business.

A selfish living is a wasteful living

I said I was "just tired", but I never told you what I was tired of.

The pain of being in the stress and anxiety of control and fear must reach a point where you don’t want to feel it anymore and then you are ready to truly surrender and let go.

Go mad, and beat their wives; Plunge (after shocking lives) Razors and carving knives Into their gizzards.

I cannot explain something that no one has ever figured out.

If folly were griefe every house would weepe. [If folly were grief, every house would weep.]

We are in conflict with the world; otherwise, there would be no necessity to put forth tremendous effort to meet the world and its demands.

In the distant future, I don't want to be remembered; I want to remember!

Remember, Lady Godiva put all she had on a horse and she lost her shirt!

The unhealthy gap between what we preach in America and what we often practice creates a moral dry rot that eats at the very foundation of our democratic ideals and values.