Encouragement of higher education for our youth is critical to the success of our collective future.

Regardless of the nature of their crime or any rehabilitation that may have occurred, these ex-felons cannot participate in the decision-making process of this great Nation.

Honoring the sacrifices many have made for our country in the name of freedom and democracy is the very foundation of Veterans Day.

A quality education grants us the ability to fight the war on ignorance and poverty.

As a Korean War veteran, I know firsthand and understand the sacrifices made by our men and women in uniform.

Meanwhile, our young men and women whose economic circumstances make military service a viable career choice are dying bravely in a war with no end in sight.

Full participation in government and society has been a basic right of the country symbolizing the full citizenship and equal protection of all.

I, for one, would think both about how far we have come as a country and how much further we need to go to erase racism and discrimination from our society.

I am a firm believer that upon release, ex-offenders should be afforded a second chance to become productive citizens by providing rehabilitation and education that will help them join the workforce.

I would like to believe he's sick rather than just mean and evil.

America's legacy has been crafted by generations of hard-working men and women who moved to the United States from all over the globe to pursue their dreams.

I count myself lucky, having long ago won a lottery paid to me in seven sunrises a week for life.

She must love me, to worry about me. She must still be capable of love.

You can always hold out for something better when you know your self worth.

If I don't finish in the top three for the next Nobel Peace Prize, something's seriously wrong.

Throwing water balloons wakes you up!

One of the main challenges, for me, has been to keep simplicity in its place. It’s only a tool. It’s not the destination, it’s the vehicle that gets us there

In New Zealand I think we often take ourselves too seriously, and being able to laugh at yourself is necessary in life without being too precious.

I am not going to say I have been a saint. I have not been a perfect man. None is perfect but the Father, which is in Heaven.

There are only three white blues singers -- Geoff Muldaur is at least two of them.

Many people one meets in life somehow think they know you simply because they're hanging out at the same counter-but they really don't know a thing about you.