Currently, the United States provides 22 percent of the U.N. annual budgets, over $900 million in fiscal year 2007, and some of that funding goes to the Human Rights Council.

Peacekeeping funds are an important and necessary part of what America does for humanity and the rest of the world.

Our farmers and ranchers have never faced as many problems as they do today with drought, range fires, high gas prices and an ever tightening budget on agriculture subsidies.

In the Steven F. Austin Colony, which was the first colony, Texans first established a provisional government in 1835 with the intention of writing a declaration of independence soon after.

There can be no argument about the Lone Star State's significant contributions to American history, and we must remember the actions and the sacrifices of those who made Texas independence a reality.

Unfortunately, cancer is the number one killer of children in this country today, and it destroys not only these innocent victims, but their families as well.

We're making it more difficult to obtain the necessary ingredients to produce meth and tightening criminal penalties for those who deal in this dangerous drug.

Additionally, any Human Rights Council reform that allows countries with despicable human rights records to remain as members, such as China and Saudi Arabia, is not real reform.

We're going to be examining, how can we more properly screen and vet people coming into the United States? We will also be looking at the border.

I think a lot of programs, policies have been put in place since 9/11, have prevented a 9/11-style attack. On the other hand, I think the threat has become greater, not lesser.

I believe the previous administration shrunk from some of our responsibilities as a superpower and made the world a more dangerous place.

Never would I have a man saying what or who were best for me, and that were all there were to it.

Every moment, every second, every hour and every day, be in love by becoming love. There is nothing else.

There was something called Christianity.

The day when I am no more than a writer I shall cease to be a writer.

Little by little, bit by bit, family by family, so much good can be done on so many levels

I created hoaxes. I confronted and challenged the majority opinion. I attacked, humiliated, and criticized the voice of the corporate mainstream media.

I can't control what everyone else swims but if all goes well I know there are no limits.

What is lacking to the underdeveloped nations is not knowledge, but capital.

I like exploring life and its complexities.

I've often written about places that are totally different from anything I know. Sometimes they turn out better.