Folks, if you give people things for free, don't blame them for taking them.

To be fair, Republicans are not blameless. The deficit began to spiral out of control on President Bush's watch.

There are bills being discussed to raise the amount that Members of Congress pay in to their benefits and I support these pieces of legislation.

In the chain of events, it is arbitrary to be sentimental about the passing of any one link.

One of my students had written wistfully of a dream-school that would have "windows with trees in them.

Life is yours, do not let life's problems have other influences on what you believe. See for yourself.

We pay billions - hundreds of billions of dollars to supporting other countries that are in theory wealthier than we are.

Even if you try to copy a film shot by shot, you still can't. It's still your own film.

From the first time we met, we knew everything that mattered about each other, didn't we? We just knew. I guess that's what best friends are: parts of each other.

Tonight, she went into the woods, and I fear she shall live in the woods of my soul for the rest of my days.

I don't have the insight with the Longhorns that I do with the two teams that I own, but as a fan and reading the sports pages, I'm bullish about the Longhorns.

There are few things so pleasant as a picnic eaten in perfect comfort.