Protection of religious freedom means considering the faiths and beliefs of everyone involved.

Our Founding Fathers drafted the Bill of Rights to ensure that We the People could determine how best to protect our communities.

I am committed to working towards a more transparent, accountable, and ethical federal government worthy of the publics trust.

I like to take out the recycling because I actually feel like I'm doing something.

We need to replace hyperbole with a reasonable, informed discussion about how to reinvent the federal budget with more transparency and better accountability.

Anyone who has ever asked for directions knows you need two crucial pieces of information to get good results: a starting point and a destination.

I introduced the Transparency in Government Act, a multi-faceted transparency bill that would bring unprecedented access and accountability to the federal government.

Too often, advances in civil rights or women's rights are undermined by wrong-headed legislation or weak-kneed political leadership.

I'm a longtime believer in the old adage that sunlight is the best disinfectant, particularly in politics.

I opened my eyes and watched the water stream past me. I let out some of my air and gazed at the cascade of silver bubbles dancing up to the surface.

Gratitude, the ability to count your blessings, is the ultimate way to connect with the heart.

There is nowhere you need go to find God, for God is within you. There is no one you need ask if you are good enough, for He has already established He is exceedingly well pleased.

Believe it or not, I say my prayers in the morning and in the evening.

I eat a lowfat diet, think positively, get exercise every day.

She was the only woman he was afraid he would beg for.

If you want to get somewhere you have to know where you want to go and how to get there. Then never, never, never give up.

The ability to compromise and having the ability to laugh at ourselves is huge and works well for me.

The reality we can put into words is never reality itself.

Animals are like humans, only more openly carnal and sexual, more openly and therefore more disarmingly absurd.