If we are going to commit American troops, we must be certain they have a clear mission, an achievable goal and an exit strategy.

In fact, my mom always told me because I was the daughter of an Army officer born overseas in Paris, France, that under the Constitution she believed that I could never run for president.

We are all strong-willed, forceful personalities and the President encourages vigorous debate.

The travel and tourism industry, it's just a huge part of our economy.

And when I started college, I think I was good at two things: arguing and asking questions.

As a young girl I think I wanted to be a horse woman. I loved horses.

The fundamental difference between us and the terror network we fight is that we value every life.

I also go on long walks with my dog, a golden retriever named Breeze-and I work out with weights at a health club a couple of times a week.

The President has a wonderful sense of humor, which is one of the reasons it is so much fun to work for him.

Frankly, the people probably most interested in having computer lists on disk are junk mail vendors and solicitors.

I was missing the opportunity to see my friends' children grow up, to have my son go to his friends' homes and be involved with their parents.

I have been a refugee for the last forty years in the luminous land of opportunity. Still my heart is aching with hiraeth for my native land.

If we conservatives “of color” refuse to promote the welfare state, unfettered abortion, affirmative action, and massive immigration, we are guilty of “selling out.

There's great food everywhere, and even McDonald's uses nice wood now.

Laddie, that man scored 200 goals in 270 matches - an incredible record - and he has won cup after cup as a manager. When he talks, pin back your ears.

If I couldn't move, I don't know what I would do. That would be terrifying for me; I don't know how I'd cope with that.

Doc still loved true things but he knew that it was not a general love and it could be a very dangerous mistress.

Ever hear that expression, "it was the best of times, it was the worst of times"? That's what high school was like for me. Both of those - all the time.

The more irrational of us are worried about the millennium ending - as if a date would really matter.

I said to my soul, be still, and let the dark come upon you Which shall be the darkness of God. . . . So the darkness shall be the light, and the stillness the dancing.

A journey is best measured in friends, not in miles.