Individuals by themselves can make a difference. And by making a difference, you can improve the world.

Congress should be forward thinking in the policies we set, instead of waiting until catastrophe looms.

Education brings about opportunity, and in turn inspiration.

Every child should have the opportunity to receive a quality education.

It is our duty and our privilege to keep America moving forward.

Our top focus - protecting our Nation - must go beyond homeland preparedness; America will only be secure if we deal with threats before they happen, not just after they happen.

The notion that you have a blind trust but you can tell your trustee when to sell stock in it just doesn't make any sense. It means you have a seeing eye trust and not a blind trust. It's ridiculous.

The survival of liberty in our land increasingly depends on the success of liberty in other lands. The best hope for peace in our world is the expansion of freedom in all the world.

America enjoys the best health care in the world, but the best is no good if folks can't afford it, access it and doctor's can't provide it.

From blood banking to the modern subway, from jazz to social justice, the contributions of African Americans have shaped and molded and influenced our national culture and our national character.

This legislation confronts the human truth that the need for clean water knows no borders, and proper management and intervention can be a currency for peace and international cooperation.

One needs to be beyond love and above humanity to wield power, or so I sometimes think.

It is sad to see a woman sacrificing the ties of the affections even to do good.

For better or worse, when you're running for mayor, there's a little bit of a spotlight on you.

So long as your desire to explore is greater than your desire to not screw up, you're on the right track.

The word 'Christianity' is already a misunderstanding - in reality there has been only one Christian, and he died on the Cross.

I always played soccer in Adidas, but I always wore Nikes. I love street sportswear.

There is danger in courage. Cowardice is a power for good. We hardly know what it prevents.

There's nothing in the world like that first taste of beer.

The whole world is run on bluff.

On Chris Evert: Before I even met her, she stood for everything I admired in this country: poise, ability, sportsmanship, money, style.