My obligation is to focus on the priorities of classroom instruction, parental involvement and student safety, targeting student performance and eliminating unnecessary administrative costs.

Anne Arundel County has become the world's epicenter of military intelligence and defense-related information technology.

A budget must be more than a ledger sheet. It should have a heart and serve as a blueprint for a better quality of life for all residents.

If we can only speak to slander our betters, let us hold our tongues.

We come unbidden into this life, and if we are lucky we find a purpose beyond starvation, misery, and early death which, lest we forget, is the common lot.

As a pastor, I have a deep desire to lead people to God and encourage people to pray, read the Bible, and carry their faith into every part of their lives.

I didn't choose to be a rapper; it's just my talent.

I had a ludicrous childhood, but I feel that I was able to profit from a lot of the idiotic and unfortunate things that happened to me by turning them into fiction.

Lincoln's removal from New Salem to Springfield and his entrance into a law partnership with Major John T. Stuart begin a distinctively new period in his career.

Once in a while you get a moment of clarity - an inspiration - and they don't come that frequently.

It is always with the best intentions that the worst work is done.

Who speaks of conquering? To endure is everything.

If anyone ever boos you off stage, that is simply applause from ghosts.