Every time I see niqabs, I feel very uncomfortable because it's the opposite of my idea of opened society.

It's ridiculous to insinuate that the social recognition of homosexual civil unions damages families or the institution of marriage.

I'm a devout individual so I remain faithful to my church.

As conservatives, we can only be glad if two people legally take responsibility for each other, in good times and bad.

A number of individuals tried to make my homosexuality a topic of debate. I admittedly found that rather upsetting.

I've never made a secret of my homosexuality.

Purpose creates a belief in a higher power, directing you toward your goal on the best path possible.

Along with rising and falling water, winter is the province of wind. When the sea-breath and mountain-roar bend the hemlocks of these hills, the birds hang on as best they can.

It’s a strange grief…to die of nostalgia for something you never lived.

Honestly, I don't think I'm doing anything any different right now. You swing, and the ball finds a hole. That's it. That's the game of baseball.

I enjoy touring and traveling because that's the time when I get to read, and listen to music. You have all that downtime, which is great for that.

In Northeast Ohio, nothing is given. Everything is earned. You work for what you have.

Of course it would make far more sense to invest in education and job creation in poor communities of color, rather than spend billions of dollars caging them and monitoring them upon release.

The real value in everything you do is in the details.

Harley-Davidson," she said. "Sweet.

Bill Door was impressed. Miss Flitworth could actually give the word "revenue", which had two vowels and one diphthong, all the peremptoriness of the word "scum.