I am proud to be in the Senate. I have always been proud to be a part of our political system. It is a remarkable privilege to participate in this system of ours.

This galloping concentration in broadcast ownership is unhealthy.

Working hard and working smart sometimes can be two different things.

The Bush Administration and the Congress have to stop ignoring this crisis in international trade. The longer we ignore it, the more American jobs will move overseas. It's just that simple.

I am not someone who believes we should build a fence around our country but I do believe there ought to be some fairness with respect to the rules of this globalization.

You can delegate authority, but you cannot delegate responsibility.

People habitat has to take priority over bird habitat.

When farmers and ranchers are confronted by weather-related disasters that are beyond their control, we need to do something to help.

When businesses face tough times, one of the first items they cut is overhead expenses. The government should do the same.

The taxpayers deserve accountability.

This country is about, in my judgment, aggressive, open debate. There is an old saying: When everyone is thinking the same thing, no one is thinking very much.

The funniest thing people say to me: "I wish I had your life". Hello! I make a living writing about it.

Obstacles must be overcome.Problems must be solved.Doubt must be resisted.Fear must be defeated.

That roads are for journeys, ma'am, not destinations

Short people have long faces, and long people have short faces. Big people have little humor, and little people have no humor at all.

I'm inviting the spirits into my photography. It's an act of God.

I want to be a soldier as my father was.

Why be normal? What's the point?

Nothing is inevitable in life. People make choices, and those choices have results, and we all live with the results.

Standing on the fringes of life... offers a unique perspective. But there comes a time to see what it looks like from the dance floor.

You have to work with the auto industry, the oil companies, you have to work to develop renewable fuel, whether it's solar or different kinds of fuel.