Our mandate is to be a nation of laws. And the Supreme Court is the place where we look to safeguard our civil rights and our individual liberties.

One thing I have learned in my time in politics is that if one of the parties is shameless, the other party cannot afford to be spineless.

The President should spend his time going after the terrorists rather than sharing sensitive counter terrorism information with countries that sponsor terrorism.

Anybody who has ever been in business, anybody who has ever paid bills, anybody who has ever lived in a serious adult life knows that indebtedness is a killer.

I ask the vice president to stop dodging the issue with legalese, and acknowledge his continued ties with Halliburton to the American people.

People at .08 are too impaired to drive. Studies show that at .08, the ability to perform critical driving functions is decreased by as much as 60 percent.

Municipal networks expand economic opportunities. We've got to open new doors, not slam them shut.

Having members of the Bush administration actually sit down and discuss counter terrorism with the very countries that support terrorists is absurd.

The ocean is tired. It's throwing back at us what we're throwing in there.

I'm convinced that our duty to provide advice and consent for justices of the Supreme Court is our most important constitutional responsibility.

I had hoped to hear the President tonight tell the Congress and the American people exactly how he plans to tackle some of the important issues facing this country, unfortunately I did not.

Inaction is no longer acceptable.

They don't want to see rap music. They don't want to see the Beastie Boys. They don't care what we're doing. They want one thing and one thing only: that's to see Madonna come on stage.

Journalism - a profession whose business it is to explain to others what it personally does not understand.

A majority, perhaps as many as 75 percent, of abortion clinics are in areas with high minority populations.

I'm fascinated by the whole issue of arousal addiction, which seems to be mostly a problem for young men.

The greatest asset of any nation is the spirit of its people, and the greatest danger that can menace any nation is the breakdown of that spirit-the will to win and the courage to work.

Boxing is not about your feelings. It's about performance.

I always compare reading anything on the Internet to listening at doors. If you don't want to hear anything bad about yourself, you should never do it.

it is axiomatic with most writing people that there are no such things as perfect conditions for work.

I'm passionate about what I do. I'd be naive to be passive.