Most people seem unaware that corporate influence and wealth has taken over public policy, such that government policy now favors the wealthy few at the expense of the people.

My fear is that the whole island will become so overly populated that it will tip over and capsize.

We need a constitutional amendment to allow the legislature to control the so-called free speech rights of corporations.

Most Americans have parents or grandparents who immigrated to this country, and we know the hardships they faced, from learning the language to dealing with prejudice.

The rising costs of higher education coupled with the stress of paying student loans are putting increasing pressure on students.

Programs like food stamps, unemployment insurance, Medicaid, and job retraining help Americans get back on their feet when they are down and out and laid off through no fault of their own.

America deserves common sense immigration reform that reflects our interests and our values as Americans.

Social Security is not just another government spending program. It is a promise from generation to generation.

The military is a machine of war. Not a law enforcement agency.

Nothing in life is as good as the marriage of true minds between man and woman. As good? It is life itself.

Prayer does not mean simply to pour out one's heart. It means rather to find the way to God and to speak with him whether the heart is full or empty.

When I'm with my friends I'm funny, but I don't feel like I'm a funny clown.

I don't care tuppence whether I'm forced into a leadership position or not. I'd much sooner not.

Anecdotes and maxims are rich treasures to the man of the world, for he knows how to introduce the former at fit place in conversation.

Let not the 12 million Negroes be ashamed of the fact that they are the grandchildren of slaves. There is dishonor in being slave-owners.

In reality, I never want to grow up.

Vice leaves repentance in the soul, like an ulcer in the flesh, which is always scratching and lacerating itself; for reason effaces all other griefs and sorrows, but it begets that of repentance.

All I'm trying to do is wipe out heart disease, diabetes, hypertension, and obesity.

Where people really base their principles has nothing to do with the color of someone's skin, it has to do with money and their class.