Democrats would use every tool in our arsenal to ensure that his [Charles Pickering] nomination is rejected again this year.

I get up very early in the morning. I enjoy the quietness, the stillness, the rawness in the winter and fall. It's a special time.

As a society, we've learned that we're all better off when everyone is included in the opportunities of this great nation.

The work goes on, the cause endures, the hope still lives, and the dream shall never die.

The Constitution does not just protect those whose views we share; it also protects those with whose views we disagree.

What divides us pales in comparison to what unites us.

Integrity is the lifeblood of democracy. Deceit is a poison in its veins.

Do we operate under a system of equal justice under law? Or is there one system for the average citizen and another for the high and mighty?

For me, a few hours ago, this campaign came to an end. For all those whose cares have been our concern, the work goes on, the cause endures, the hope still lives and the dream shall never die.

We were taught never to give up, never to passively accept fate, but to exhaust every last ounce of will and hope in the face of any challenge.

It's disgraceful that year after year, Congress has bowed to the tobacco lobby and refused to act.

Jedi are conversationalists and negotiators, bringing people together and solving problems. Jedi listen and feel to what others are saying.

We must be what we wish our children to be. They will form their characters from ours.

It seemed like forever ago, like we've had this brief but still infinite forever. Some infinities are bigger than other infinities.

I do respect people's faith, but I don't respect their manipulation of that faith in order to create fear and control.

Reject the basic assumptions of civilization, especially the importance of material possessions.

I never threw away that paper with my Grammy speech because I haven't hit the pinnacles I plan to reach.

American laws don't work, but at least the laws of physics might work.

I've always looked for the perfect life to step into. I've taken all the paths to get where I wanted.But no matter where I go, I still come home me.

My disease is one of the best things that has happened to me; it has pulled me out of a quietly desperate life toward one full of love and hope.

For 'Hidalgo,' I just spent as much time around horses as I could, which made sense.