Right after the tragedy, President Bush asked Americans to get on with their lives and we did.

At the end of the day, the most overwhelming key to a child's success is the positive involvement of parents.

Arizona now has one of the most innovative systems of financing school construction in the nation.

We're helping those children who cannot help themselves and giving a push to those who can. We've done it by working together for a common purpose. I see no reason to stop now.

The attack and our response show just how vital Arizona's military bases are to the defense of our country. We need to do everything we can to protect them.

We emerged from the events of September 11 more steadfast in our beliefs, more courageous in our actions and more determined to protect our values than ever before.

Safety on our highways has improved significantly, with the help of the Legislature and the media.

Arizona is a national leader in school choice with both charter schools and tuition tax credits giving parents and their children more school choices than ever before.

We improved the environment in which our children live, learn and play by decreasing crime and clamping down on abuse and violence in the home and on the streets.

Arizona faces many challenges ahead. None is more important or more pressing than passing a new state budget.

I also want to thank Arizona citizens for their efforts at conserving energy last summer.

I rode an elevator with a guy who was whistling the tune of 'this is the song that never ends'. Putting that on me? Come on dude..

On one level, a roomful of men is always a dangerous thing. Competition is usually in the air, so the potential for violence is always nearby.

If life is supposed to be a theater, then somehow, we all met and played our part.

I love the characters not knowing everything and the reader knowing more than them. There's more mischief in that and more room for seriousness, too.

Dishonesty is a forsaking of permanent for temporary advantages.

My journal is my life's companion.

Here pity only lives when it is dead - Virgil

Terrestrial happiness is of short duration. The brightness of the flame is wasting its fuel; the fragrant flower is passing away in its own odors.

If people with the very best intentions carry on prosecutions that are oppressive, the end may not always perhaps sanctify the means.

I really try to enjoy life and have joy with what I do.