You never want a serious crisis to go to waste.

We invoke the sacrifices of our fallen heroes in the abstract, but we seldom take time to thank them individually.

You never let a serious crisis go to waste. And what I mean by that: it’s an opportunity to do things you think you could not do before.

I wake up some mornings hating me too.

Take your f***ing tampon out and tell me what you have to say.

We're bending the law as far as we can to ban an entirely new class of guns.

A strong economy depends on a strong middle class, but George Bush has put the middle class in a hole, and John McCain has a plan to keep digging that hole with George Bush's shovel.

Because of the president’s leadership, every American will have access to affordable, quality health care.

Republicans are 'bad people who deserve a two-by-four upside their heads.'

Permitting and protecting even the smallest acts of abuse by a tiny fraction of our officers leads to a culture where extreme acts of abuse are more likely.

Everybody knows they're on the Obama team: There isn't vice presidential vs. presidential division, there's not a generational pull. People have internalized that this is a real moment in history.

Don't blow off another's candle for it won't make yours shine brighter.

I’m not afraid of the darkness outside. It’s the darkness inside houses I don’t like.

Don't be like those who only remember God when they are in desperate need of something. He definitely deserves to be praised in good and bad times.

Drawing is the honesty of the art. There is no possibility of cheating. It is either good or bad.

There is no concept more generally cherished by publishers than that of the Undeserving Poor.

There's something profoundly disturbing about watching an old guy eat a sandwich.

When you're in touch with your heart, you feel a connection with others and you have access to your wisdom.

This building is like a book. Its architecture is the binding, its text is in the glass and sculpture.

Soldiers' bellies are not satisfied with empty promises and hopes.

Some are born to fail. Others have it thrust upon them.