Meanwhile, our young men and women whose economic circumstances make military service a viable career choice are dying bravely in a war with no end in sight.

Regardless of the nature of their crime or any rehabilitation that may have occurred, these ex-felons cannot participate in the decision-making process of this great Nation.

Honoring the sacrifices many have made for our country in the name of freedom and democracy is the very foundation of Veterans Day.

A quality education grants us the ability to fight the war on ignorance and poverty.

As a Korean War veteran, I know firsthand and understand the sacrifices made by our men and women in uniform.

Full participation in government and society has been a basic right of the country symbolizing the full citizenship and equal protection of all.

I, for one, would think both about how far we have come as a country and how much further we need to go to erase racism and discrimination from our society.

Encouragement of higher education for our youth is critical to the success of our collective future.

I am a firm believer that upon release, ex-offenders should be afforded a second chance to become productive citizens by providing rehabilitation and education that will help them join the workforce.

I would like to believe he's sick rather than just mean and evil.

America's legacy has been crafted by generations of hard-working men and women who moved to the United States from all over the globe to pursue their dreams.

He who doesn’t regard agriculture will truly value it when food becomes scarce!

The mind is filled with thoughts, but the heart is filled with wishes, and they have since the beginning of time been the core of all folklore.

A diet is a plan, generally hopeless, for reducing your weight, which tests your will power but does little for your waistline.

In the end the listening exposes you even more than it exposes the people you're trying to listen to.

I learned to be with myself rather than avoiding myself with limiting habits; I started to be aware of my feelings more, rather than numb them.

Mainly we obsess on fixing or pacifying the mind. I simply ask you to observe it from a place of neutrality.

Being optimistic is like a muscle that gets stronger with use. Makes it easier when the tough times arrive. You have to change the way you think in order to change the way you feel.

When I wake up in the morning, I've got a coffee and I'm in my own home studio just chilling... I make happy music.

When I was 15 years old, I used to actually dream I was pitching in Yankee Stadium. Bill Dickey was my catcher.