Serving in Congress has been the honor of a lifetime.

We discussed politics, but we also talked about the importance of hard work, personal responsibility, living within your means, keeping your word. Those lessons stay with you throughout your life.

Some of the most important conversations I've ever had occurred at my family's dinner table.

Politics is a contest among people of diverse backgrounds and philosophies, advocating different solutions to common problems. The system only works when principled, energetic people participate.

I don't know what leadership is. You can't touch it. You can't feel it. It's not tangible. But I do know this: you recognize it when you see it.

It's appropriate to celebrate public service, and the thoughtful people who choose to serve. They symbolize what is good and decent about this historic citizen legislature, and we thank them.

Leadership is about doing what you know is right - even when a growing din of voices around you is trying to convince you to accept what you know to be wrong.

I support stem cell research, including embryonic stem cell research.

We have no more fundamental obligation in government than to ensure the safety of our citizens.

Thoughtful people of different political philosophies can disagree, but in a very agreeable manner.

I generally believe in polls. Scientific polls are accurate.

How can you tell? That I like books, I mean.The look on your face when you walked in, somehow I doubted you were that impressed by me.

If you don't care about money, Nina dear, call it by its other names.""Kruge? Scrub? Kaz's one true love?""Freedom, security, retribution.

In essence, Satan doesn't want you to believe what God thinks of Himself and what God thinks about you.

My crown is called content a crown that seldom kings enjoy.

If you get up in the morning and think the future is going to be better, it is a bright day. Otherwise, it's not.

Just a reminder - a guidebook is no substitute for skill, experience, judgment and lots of tension.

All sorts of bodily diseases are produced by half-used minds.

Although we were never pals and occasionally butted heads, my relationship with Clinton and his wife, Hillary, made me a better journalist.

I never said Well, I don't have this and I don't have that. I said, I don't have this yet, but I'm going to get it.

I'm usually quite honest about expressing what I feel but there are times when I let things pile up inside me and the hurt feelings take over.