I don't think anyone should pick a candidate for any office based solely on gender. That would be, I believe, a mistake.

The budget is tight, and that is exactly where we want it to be and where we need it to be.

There is no question we are having a difficult time rounding up the votes.

There will be fiscal issues that are appropriate to discuss.

There's a fine line in being too specific so you can't be too flexible, and being too vague in being specific and people not thinking it's meaningful.

The reform of government needs to continue.

Near-term deficits are temporary and manageable if - and only if - we keep spending in check, the tax burden low and the economy growing.

Certainly accountability of government is what people are clamoring for; they want to know that when lawmakers make a promise or a proposal, you can actually accomplish it.

At times, I have been convinced that books hold all the material of life--at least all the stuff that fits between an A and a Z.

There is no lifeguard on duty. We each swim at our own risk during this short journey." ~ Lisa Fantino/Amalfi Blue

Baseball is the only field of endeavor where a man can succeed three times out of ten and be considered a good performer.

Show a little faith, there's magic in the night.

I took the liberal view for many decades, but I believe I have changed my mind.

I know that it's comin I just hope that I'm alive for it

The problem of transmitting scientific knowledge is a very difficult business.

Excellence is never an accident.

The expected never happens; it is the unexpected always.

I was just watching "So You Think You Can Dance," flipping channels, and I was like man, I could never do that.