There was plenty of evidence that Saddam had nuclear weapons, by the way. That is not in dispute. There is plenty of evidence of that.

Firefighters are indispensable foot soldiers here at home.

I intend to fight to ensure that Connecticut workers have a level playing field when competing for jobs.

Pell Grants are, and have been, critically important tools in making higher education a possibility for lower- and middle-income students.

We learned that economic growth and environmental protection can and should go hand in hand.

It's easy for Americans to forget that the food they eat doesn't magically appear on a supermarket shelf.

All Americans should have access to quality, affordable health care.

Our military should spare no expense to ensure the safety of our troops, particularly as they confront a hostile insurgency and roadside bombs throughout Iraq.

Our children are our greatest resource and Head Start grants help them reach their full potential.

America's highways, roads, bridges, are an indispensable part of our lives. They link one end of our nation to the other. We use them each and every day, for every conceivable purpose.

Entrenched bureaucracies are always opposed to fundamental changes.

To be a poet is a condition, not a profession.

A song and a smile from someone I cared about could be enough to distract me from all that darkness, if only for a little while.

Jenna slipped in wearing an outfit that I can only describe as Hello Kitty Goes Goth.

On earth there is no heaven, but there are pieces of it.

If experience has taught me anything, its not to put ANYTHING past people in government.

A thousand years will pass and the guilt of Germany will not be erased

As more and more architecture is finally unmasked as the mere organization of flow - shopping centers, airports - it is evident that circulation is what makes or breaks public architecture.

A true sonnet goes eight lines and then takes a turn for better or worse and goes six or eight lines more.

Love without laughter can be grim and oppressive. Laughter without love can be derisive and venomous. Together they make for greatness of spirit.

And I think that even today, New York still has more of this unexpected quality around every corner than any place else. It's something quite extraordinary