Ukraine has been a strong partner to the United States on international initiatives and a committed ally in fighting the War on Terrorism.

In New York alone, there was an average of more than 300 campus fires per year between 1997 and 2000, with roughly 160 of them annually in dormitories.

Hamas is responsible for countless homicide bombings that have killed hundreds of Israeli citizens. They have waged a terror war with the sole intent of murdering innocent people.

The Staten Island Ferry remains a potential terrorist target.

Every single day, we have hundreds, if not thousands of police officers protecting the lives of not just New Yorkers, but the millions who come to New York City to work and to vacation.

Lebanon can choose to be either a partner in ridding the scourge of terrorism or another obstacle that cows to the most radical elements of society.

Vetting and verifying information is one thing. Having our government sending out conflicting messages to the American people when conflict can be avoided is another.

Those whose lives were lost on September 11 will remain in our thoughts and prayers forever.

One of the essential elements of government responsibility is to communicate effectively to the American people, especially in time of a potential terrorist attack or a natural disaster.

I won't tolerate lying.

I think the Bush tax cuts should be made permanent.

Do not thou hasten above the most Highest: for thy haste is in vain to be above him, for thou hast much exceeded.

All men naturally hate each other. We have used concupiscence as best we can to make it serve the common good, but this is mere sham and a false image of charity, for essentially it is just hate.

When in public poetry should take off its clothes and wave to the nearest person in sight; it should be seen in the company of thieves and lovers rather than that of journalists and publishers.

Life breaks us all but in the end we are stronger in the broken places.

The undulent landscape looks serene in every direction. Honey-colored farmhouses, gently placed in hollows, rise like thick loaves of bread set out to cool.

So if there is a purpose to the suffering that is cancer, I think it must be this: it's meant to improve us.

I love playing to people and seeing them react.

Joy and life exist nowhere but the present.

The only lesson is, you gotta keep at it.

I like to just have fun and be silly and say pretty much whatever comes into my mind, do pretty much whatever I want.