It is critical that we have a comprehensive energy plan to provide affordable and reliable supplies of energy so that our economy will not be dependent on foreign sources of energy.

A dynamic praying church must be built from the inside out, employing all four levels of prayer: the secret closet, the family altar, small group praying and finally, the congregational setting.

Increased funding for the Weatherization Assistance Program is a priority for the Bush Administration, and I am pleased that many families in North Carolina will benefit from this increase.

The inconveniences we faced within this state are minor compared to... New Orleans.

In the United States Senate, we cannot do great things without reaching across the aisle and working together - and I look forward to the challenges ahead.

Climate change is real and humans do contribute to those changes.

The best way to reduce emissions and pollution is not through partisan political theater but through developing consensus on areas that will bring about effectual change.

The terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, changed the way we think about security.

I'd love to tell you that something is going to change tomorrow. But the reality is that it won't.

No one can get to the Right of me.

We must engage in a whole-of-government approach to combat Russian active measures.

I never think of policemen's wives

Many years of Independence turning out to be years many citizens want to gain Independence from

Beauty has so many forms, and I think the most beautiful thing is confidence and loving yourself.

They were so in love with the world, and so disappointed in every aspect of it.

I take simple everyday things that happen to me and I figure it happens to a lot of other people and I make simple rhymes out of them.

I mean, it didn't matter to me that there were people, it didn't matter that I was shy Just the sound was so captivating that it helped me to get rid of those inhibitions.

I didn't have any interest in doing rich people's homes. I still don't.

When you're so passionate about cinema, the idea to direct your own film is really appealing.

Friendships, like marriages, are dependent on avoiding the unforgivable.

I communicate with fans on Twitter. I enjoy the ability to impulsively write something and ship it out to the fans and fellow tweeters out there.