We can play politics, or we can reduce crime.

It is difficult to overstate the importance of the Civil Rights Act.

It is virtually impossible to compete in today's global economy without a college degree.

The Federal prison population has increased more than 7-fold over the past 20 years.

There is nothing Federal about local volunteer fire departments.

No one should be denied the opportunity to get an education and increase their earning potential based solely on their inability to pay for a college education.

In the Brown decision, the United States Supreme Court unanimously struck down the legal and moral footing of racially segregated public education in this country.

While there are many obstacles that deter students from going to college, finances by no means should be the deciding factor.

We can continue our progress as a Nation toward the promise that all people are created equal and that our Nation will treat every person in that spirit.

Obviously, there has to be a profound change in direction. Otherwise, interest on the national debt will start eating up virtually every penny that we have.

Today, education is perhaps the most important function of state and local governments.

contemporary poetry is a kind of Reykjavik, a place where accessibility and intelligence have been fighting a Cold War by proxy for the last half-century.

A sign of a good leader is not his position but his vision.

Remember! Reality's an illusion, the universe is a hologram, buy gold! Byeeee!

But I know God has big stuff planned that ultimately doesn't have anything to do with me.

After a number of years dating, we decided we were good partners.

We have every reason in time and eternity to rejoice and give thanks for the quality of our lives and the blessings we have been given.

I'm passionate about two things: Jesus and liberation.

I made an airplane out of stone. . . I always did like staying home.

If it is committed in the name of God or country, there is no crime so heinous that the public will not forgive it.

I think that within the world of music that we work in, which is so not perfect, I think that you really do have to learn to accept your own mistakes as part of the beauty of music itself.