Given the scope of the tragedy from last week, I am glad to reassure the people of New York and Washington, D.C. that their air is safe to breath and their water is safe to drink.

To put that into some perspective, when Bill Clinton and Al Gore had first taken the idea of the Kyoto Protocol up to the Congress, the United States Senate voted it down 95 to nothing.

Anyone who thinks that they are too small to make a difference has never tried to fall asleep with a mosquito in the room.

Americans are finally realizing that once you lose land, you can't get it back.

One of the strengths of this country has been our diversity. One of the strengths of this country has been the fact that we are a nation of immigrants.

I am struck by how many leading women... today started as Girl Scouts. It is an organization that obviously develops strong women leaders.

The irony here is this administration is spending more money on climate change research and development than any administration in all the rest of the industrialized world combined.

It's pretty hard to say no when a vice president-elect and a president-elect ask you to be part of the national team.

I bolted upright in my bed, gasping for air and still feeling his touch on my hand. I could feel him watching me. I could feel him waiting for me.

My biggest blast-off hit was 'You Raise Me Up.' If you ever have a wedding or a funeral, it's a good pick.

My wife (Maria) is the best reason to come home.

I've been guilty of most of the stuff that's been said about me to some degree. And if I ain't done it, I probably will.

I finally found out how priests get holy water. They boil the hell out of it.

Truth and untruth often co-exist; good and evil often are found together

I'm always searching for new music, and I change what I listen to on a regular basis.

Wine to me is passion. It's family and friends. It's warmth of heart and generosity of spirit.

Speak up. Believe in yourself. Take risks.

Ambition is priceless, its something that's in your veins.