Every few generations there are people who come along that change the way we look at the world, for musical enthusiasts Monk is one of these individuals.

I am a Korean War veteran. I support our troops as much as anyone in this body, but I do so by advocating redeployment out of Iraq as soon as it can be safely done.

It's not enough for women to speak out on the issue - for the message to be strong and consistent, women's voices must be backed up by men's.

If we want to build the Iraqis' confidence about our intentions in their country, if we want to stop adding fuel to the fire of insurgency and terrorism, we must clarify our intent.

Once the violence has ceased, the US should immediately call on the World Bank and other international institutions to convene a donors conference to rebuild Lebanon's shattered infrastructure.

Stealing has always been a way of redistributing wealth.

According to recent opinion polls, a large majority of Iraqis believe that the U.S. military has no intention to leave Iraq, and that it would stay even is asked by the Iraqi government to leave.

A day of peace and sharing can lead to greater understanding and cooperation among political parties, faith groups, and people of different races and economic class.

The time is now for Congress to address health care in America.

Too many of my constituents, like many other hard working Americans across the country, are suffering unnecessarily due to our flawed health care system.

Custodial education does not have as its objective the education of youth but rather social control over them. It suppresses rather than stimulates their intellectual and physical energies.

We have seen the best minds of our generation destroyed by boredom at poetry readings.

That one of history’s greatest brains struggled with amo, amas, amat should be consolation to anyone who has ever tried to learn a second language.

I still find it almost impossible to relax for more than one day at a time.

How can a coach have any influence over a player that's making over five times more than he is?

There is a kind of mysticism to writing.

Let the rain sing you a lullaby.

I would never take a case that had to do with abusing children. They're the true innocents.

No use going to class unless you go to the library.

It's fun chasing boys, especially when you're young, but I think it takes time and life experience to notice the other boys.

Confusion of sign and object is original sin coeval with the word.