A majority of senators should be able to adopt rules at the beginning of each Congress.

Encouraging underground uranium mining on the Colorado Plateau um, the federal government was the only purchaser of uranium ore to try to manufacture uh, atomic bombs.

It is essential that we provide the best possible care for our wounded and disabled veterans.

Athletes, coaches and parents today are increasingly aware of the danger of concussion, and this awareness influences decisions about buying new and reconditioned football helmets.

The sport of horse racing which, at its best, showcases the majestic beauty of this animal and the athleticism of jockeys, has reached an alarming level of corruption and exploitation.

They rushed to move it forward, uh, and then a lawsuit was filed and we spent many months litigating, rather than trying to come up with legislation and move forward on that front.

Well the appeals happening because we believe the certification process uh, hasn't worked out the way it should, that there hasn't been substantial evidence to support their certification.

Man is now in charge of the thermostat for the globe.

With existing technology, we can enforce airport security without sacrificing our personal privacy.

I mean, if you go back to 1960 on major pieces of legislation, the filibuster was used about eight percent of the time.

As a part of preparing those lawsuits, learning about those lawsuits, I learned about the various nuclear issues in parts of the nuclear production process I guess you'd say.

Get excited about life!

Follow the plan until it goes to shit, and then kill everything that isn’t human.

The fulfillment of desire does not necessarily make you happy because there is a satiation factor. You can get some apple pie and eat it. If this is what makes you happy, why not eat ten?

You control the terms of the conflict. Make them play your game. Don't try to play theirs.

I essentially write for myself.

In my day-to-day, I do a bit of yoga, I go biking, I read, I watch shows, I go to music concerts.

I got saved by poetry. And I got saved by the beauty of the world.

Every communist has a fascist frown, every fascist a communist smile.

Shyness is nice, but shyness can stop you from doing all the things in life that you'd like to.

It is wrong to take half or more of what people earn; wrong to force some people to pay for the support of others, threatening them with jail if they refuse (are in "noncompliance").