The core values of our constitution are at the heart of our nation's progress.

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.

When I watched Lifetime original movies, it took me a day or two to get over the idea that the cute boy next door is actually a serial killer.

I'd love to do a duet, always wanted to work with Madonna, but she never asked.

It has taken me most of my adult life to come to terms with who I am. To do that, I had to break free of attitudes that brought me down.

And that's when I snapped up my left hand and smashed him in the face with the hammer I'd grabbed.

I don't like the discussions about whether photography is an art. Even though I think that if it would be just a craft I would not have stayed with it all my life.

She responds by kissing me harder and longer and deeper. She loves me too. She's just afraid.

I wasn't allowed to do commercials. I wasn't allowed to do TV series. I wasn't allowed to do soaps or basically anything that would mean I missed too much school.

As long as people allow themselves to be shocked, outraged or disgusted, there will be those who see that this happens, just so they can watch.

I don't like to have the federal government start pushing its weight deeper and deeper into our schools. Let the states and localities do that.

I love the morning time - a cup of coffee and to sit at the piano, that's probably my favorite time.