As press secretary, I spent countless hours defending the administration from the podium in the White House briefing room.

The Orange Revolution was a powerful example of democracy around the world. The people of Ukraine are continuing to shape their own future.

I fell far short of living up to the kind of public servant I wanted to be.

I'm glad to share my views.

Despite what some people have said, President Bush did not want black people to die in New Orleans. However, he did hope they would not relocate to any areas of Texas that he likes to frequent.

I was raised on the values of speaking up and making a positive difference in a very political family that believed in the importance of public service.

When I was knowingly misled but only learned that much later, that's really when I started to become disillusioned at the White House.

Waging an unnecessary war is a grave mistake.

Churches are like announcement factories that pump toxic levels of noise pollution into the atmosphere.

Isn't it my right to talk and say what I want to?

I'm someone who believes in centrist governing philosophy.

A world in the hand is worth two in the bush.

Let them see you cry. Let them see you sweat. Let them see you bleed. Those three drops make you human. Never fear to show your humanity. It’s the bravest act of all.

Nani’s allegiance is to her angerandangerruns deeper than blood and skin.It’s set in boneand bone, once broken, neverheals the same.

These poems are cupsthat I pour my love into.Here, Drink!

The dog is a religious animal. In his savage state he worships the moon and the lights that float upon the waters. These are his gods to whom he appeals at night with long-drawn howls.

Love is a contradiction.

I'm sorry but I've been on my own a long time. I don't know what to talk when I bump into other people.

One man's life or death were but a small price to pay for the acquirement of the knowledge which I sought

Optimal experience is that rare occasion when we feel a sense of exhilaration, a deep sense of enjoyment that is long cherished and that becomes a landmark in memory for what life should be like.

Before you pledge your undying love to someone, make them promise they won't die.