I've never walked out of a room and had a disagreement as to what was said.

The essence of a democracy is a free electorate.

There's nothing more important than our good health - that's our principal capital asset.

If you are going to have to play defense all the time, you cannot have the kind of ingenuity, assertiveness, independence, and intelligence which is what has made our country strong.

We don't need holy wars. What we need is tolerance and brotherhood and simple humanity.

Strong advocacy for education, health care and worker safety will be indispensable if they are to get their fair share of President Bush's austere budget for the next fiscal year.

I must say I am not pleased to have to arrange the Senate schedule around the availability of Senators who are running for President.

The fundamental purpose of government is to protect its citizens.

I'm battling cancer. It's another battle I intend to win.

I don't like labels. I think they conceal more than they reveal, sort of like a bikini.

I knew people were going to see me see deteriorate before their eyes.

Hanging around people you’re smarter than is good for your ego. Hanging around people who are smarter than you is good for your intellect.

I will do my best. That is all I can do. I ask for your help - and God's.

I really am planning on living to be 100. People ask, "Why are you so depressed?" I'm actually a very happy person.

I was born with no money. So when people talk about Bow Wow being rich his whole life, I don't know where they get that.

Take two turkeys, one goose, four cabbages, but no duck, and mix them together. After one taste, you'll duck soup for the rest of your life

It is possible to invent a house still more convenient and luxurious than we have...but shall we always study to obtain more of these things, and not sometimes to be content with less?

I liken an affair to the shattering of a Waterford crystal vase. You can glue it back together, but it will never be the same again.

Read the books you love, tell people about authors you like, and don’t worry about it.

The proof of love is in the works. Where love exists, it works great things. But when it ceases to act, it ceases to exist.

When good ideas get put to bad use, it is the fault of the user, not the idea.