Our priority must be to build a path towards balancing the budget, and we cannot tolerate growing deficits.

While our nation faces many challenges that must be met regarding homeland security and our military readiness, it is imperative that we live within our means and wisely spend taxpayer dollars.

President Bush has had an outstanding Secretary of State in Colin Powell and there are not many people who could replace him, making Condoleezza Rice an excellent choice.

We simply must look beyond partisan goals and find common ground as Americans. It is imperative that the Members of Congress recognize that partisanship will not serve the American people.

The problem remains that the market is grossly distorted by Canadian unfair trade practices.

States and counties routinely bear the costs associated with incarcerating undocumented criminal aliens once they enter the criminal justice system.

All our unique human achievements may seem to be the creation of the unique human mind, but they are simply the by- products of our neurobiological response to the environment.

One cannot kick against geography!

Only a pure heart, a completely pure heart can house eternity.

Patriotism is a pernicious, psychopathic form of idiocy.

To be honest with you, I (would) much rather play basketball and not be famous.

Everyone finds their voice at different times in their life.

I listen to a variety of music. The only common point is strong lyrics; I'm more obsessed with lyrics than music. I need to hear a form of truth, and if it's a hard truth, even better.

Someone had to be blamed. Someone had to die. (...) What you can't understand, you destroy.

The choices we make when we're broken are sometimes the most awful of all our choices.

We are truly the land of the great. From the rock shores of... Hawaii... to the beautiful sandy beaches of... Hawaii... America is our home.