I know firsthand how agonizing waiting can be.

In West Virginia, the most vulnerable people we have are people who get up every morning and go to work.

A child's geographic location, race or parent's income level should not predetermine their life's course and it's up to us to see that they don't.

Every child should have a caring adult in their lives. And that's not always a biological parent or family member. It may be a friend or neighbor. Often times it is a teacher.

Every child should have a safe place in their life.

I don't know anybody that doesn't own a gun.

The time has come to make the difficult decision. Charity begins at home. We can no longer afford to rebuild Afghanistan and America. We must choose. And I choose America.

I am very proud of the critical role West Virginians play in providing energy to our nation.

Come to West Virginia and we'll show you how to live... how to treat people. We're open for business. West Virginia is truly on the move.

Why would anybody not own a gun?

I think it's time to rebuild America.

The violence between women is unbelievable...women try to make each other crawl so that their knees are bleeding.

What would be ugly in a garden constitutes beauty in a mountain.

It's time to say goodbye, but I think goodbyes are sad and I'd much rather say hello. Hello to a new adventure.

All learning is derived from things previously known.

We Americans are living a lifestyle of exhaustion. We don't have time for ourselves, much less for each other and our children.

Sunshine is delicious, rain is refreshing, wind braces us up, snow is exhilarating; there is really no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds of good weather.

I do think it is very important that the religious communities do try to bring their teachings and their insights to bear on the stem cell debate and on the debate about genetic engineering.

I want to do more. I'm never satisfied with what I've done

If it were not for the great variability among individuals, medicine might as well be a science, not an art.