Israelis can be proud of the vibrant democracy that they have created, and I know that many Rhode Islanders share my deep appreciation for the close friendship between our two nations.

In the executive branch, winning by a whisker is as good as winning in a landslide, but not so in the Senate.

Trust is built with consistency.

The lack of fiscal responsibility is one of the main reasons I finally left my old Party.

Anger's not a good emotion.

Here is a bold embrace of internationalism. Let's join the rest of the world and go metric.

In the world of diplomacy, some things are better left unsaid.

Well, usually when you talk about a mandate, you're talking about an overwhelming win. I don't think by any measurement the 2004 election was an overwhelming win.

Reform of the medical liability system should be considered as part of a comprehensive response to surging medical malpractice premiums that endanger Americans' access to quality medical care.

Let me ask you: Should only children of the wealthy have access to quality early education? Should only children of the wealthy have access to a college degree? The answer - the only answer - is: no.

I remember my Republican Party as fiscally conservative, as caring about the environment.

What makes you different is what makes you stronger. You are a masterpiece uniquely designed by God. You can have tremendous victories, love, and abundance.

Science rejects the indeterminate.

The surface personality is only the beginning of what we are. So as we meditate, we still that surface personality, we can see beyond it, and we see that we encompass multitudes.

Someday my paintings will be hanging in the Louvre. [Vincent Van Gogh]

every individual can make a difference ... if we continue to leave decision making to the so-called decision makers, things will never change.

I had a little teddy bear called Gordon the gopher. I took him to bed with me, he'd come to school with me cos he was my favourite.

I think that a man should be caring.

The prospect of the UK without a BBC funded by the licence fee is anywhere between improbable and impossible.

A great proportion of the wretchedness which has embittered married life, has originated in a negligence of trifles.