That is a pretty big deal from a commitment standpoint.

I get up very early in the morning. I enjoy the quietness, the stillness, the rawness in the winter and fall. It's a special time.

As a society, we've learned that we're all better off when everyone is included in the opportunities of this great nation.

The work goes on, the cause endures, the hope still lives, and the dream shall never die.

The Constitution does not just protect those whose views we share; it also protects those with whose views we disagree.

What divides us pales in comparison to what unites us.

Integrity is the lifeblood of democracy. Deceit is a poison in its veins.

Do we operate under a system of equal justice under law? Or is there one system for the average citizen and another for the high and mighty?

For me, a few hours ago, this campaign came to an end. For all those whose cares have been our concern, the work goes on, the cause endures, the hope still lives and the dream shall never die.

We were taught never to give up, never to passively accept fate, but to exhaust every last ounce of will and hope in the face of any challenge.

It's disgraceful that year after year, Congress has bowed to the tobacco lobby and refused to act.

If a man does not make new acquaintances as he advances through life, he will soon find himself left alone. A man, sir, should keep his friendship in a constant repair.

You ought to be able to wear your character like a Lycra bodysuit.

As we seek to eliminate individualism in teaching, we should not eradicate individuality with it.

For me, it's important that I experience and feel what the characters are feeling. So I put myself in those moments, in their thoughts, and let it happen naturally. I write what I feel.

Simply minding one's own business is more offensive than being intrusive. Without ever saying a word one can make a person feel less-than.

Creativity, my students learn, is as natural a function of the mind as breathing or digestion are natural functions of the body.

A very Merry Christmas And a happy New Year Let's hope it's a good one Without any fear.

Easiest job in the world of course, Australian psychiatrist, "Gday Gday how you doing no worries next".

In my day, there were things that were done, and things that were not done, and there was even a way of doing things that were not done.

It would have more meaning for me to hear what critics have to say if their values and their ways of living were deeper and more serious.