Following the devastation of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, $3 per gallon gasoline became common and our nation has come under considerable strain.

We should not forget, no matter how we quantify it: 'Freedom is not free.' It is a painful lesson, but one from which we have learned in the past and one we should never forget.

The current system punishes communities which make the investment in creating landfills, only to have them filled by states which refuse to adequately address their waste issues.

Specifically, the growing threat that sexual predators pose to our Nation's children and their families represents an area where our criminal justice system has failed the American people.

In addition, each barrel of oil we save through conservation further decreases our dangerous reliance on unstable Middle East oil.

The Declaration of Independence is a sacred part of American history.

I believe it is incumbent upon Congress to act aggressively to ameliorate fear and help our country take the essential steps that will make our communities and lives safer.

As the cost of gasoline rises and our dependence on foreign oil continues to increase, the effect of sending over $100 billion each year to OPEC nations hurts every American.

Enrolling in the Medicare Prescription Drug Program will be a great savings for most senior citizens.

Americans in all places and levels of government have begun to consider the areas where we need to prepare ourselves from future threats, including the latest weapon: bio-terror.

To date, every American citizen has nearly $27,000 in public debt riding on our backs.

We hold that happenings which may even compel the heart to break cannot break the human spirit, or rob it of its most essential qualities.

My happiness with the future and the present depends on my ability to let the past go and make peace with it.

God is not a cosmic bellboy for whom we can press a button to get things done.

‪#‎PRAISE‬ ‪#‎CRITICISM‬ ‪#‎NEUTRAL‬If you live off people's compliments..you will soon die of their criticism..

But now its too late, And I am so broken, I don't want to carry the weight, Of the words unspoken...

There's just something obvious about emptiness, even when you try to convince yourself otherwise.

Joe Smith and Brigham Young laid out Independence, but very soon thereafter enough citizens of the county collected to drive them off, after several stubborn fights.

It's surprising how hard we'll work when the work is done just for ourselves.

It is odd how one can feel like someone else early in the morning - bigger, cleaner, so much more alive.

Because I dislike being quoted I lie almost constantly when talking about my work.