As the cost of gasoline rises and our dependence on foreign oil continues to increase, the effect of sending over $100 billion each year to OPEC nations hurts every American.

We should not forget, no matter how we quantify it: 'Freedom is not free.' It is a painful lesson, but one from which we have learned in the past and one we should never forget.

The current system punishes communities which make the investment in creating landfills, only to have them filled by states which refuse to adequately address their waste issues.

Specifically, the growing threat that sexual predators pose to our Nation's children and their families represents an area where our criminal justice system has failed the American people.

In addition, each barrel of oil we save through conservation further decreases our dangerous reliance on unstable Middle East oil.

The Declaration of Independence is a sacred part of American history.

I believe it is incumbent upon Congress to act aggressively to ameliorate fear and help our country take the essential steps that will make our communities and lives safer.

Enrolling in the Medicare Prescription Drug Program will be a great savings for most senior citizens.

Americans in all places and levels of government have begun to consider the areas where we need to prepare ourselves from future threats, including the latest weapon: bio-terror.

To date, every American citizen has nearly $27,000 in public debt riding on our backs.

Insurgents throughout Iraq continue to threaten our efforts and pose a danger to stability in the region. They fight not for their country, but rather against ours.

Never forget to express your gratitude for the gift of life.

Difficult do you call it, Sir? I wish it were impossible. [on hearing a famous violinist]

Apart from the economic value, money does have high moral value.

I think you can leave the arts, superior or inferior, to the conscience of mankind.

I'm not good at watching stuff that I'm in at all. I should stop. I shouldn't watch something for the first time with a room full of people at Sundance. It's not a good idea.

Who can prove Wit to be witty when with deeper ground Dulness intuitive declares wit dull?

Apart from anything else, I find boots are too hot except in wintry weather. At home I usually wear a sweater, shirt and slacks.

I dont want to be President I dont

Darling, the legs aren't so beautiful, I just know what to do with them.

I read Eve Ensler and thought it was fabulous. Not only that, but it was really the only thing I could relate to about cancer.