Every single day, we have hundreds, if not thousands of police officers protecting the lives of not just New Yorkers, but the millions who come to New York City to work and to vacation.

Ukraine has been a strong partner to the United States on international initiatives and a committed ally in fighting the War on Terrorism.

In New York alone, there was an average of more than 300 campus fires per year between 1997 and 2000, with roughly 160 of them annually in dormitories.

Hamas is responsible for countless homicide bombings that have killed hundreds of Israeli citizens. They have waged a terror war with the sole intent of murdering innocent people.

The Staten Island Ferry remains a potential terrorist target.

Lebanon can choose to be either a partner in ridding the scourge of terrorism or another obstacle that cows to the most radical elements of society.

Vetting and verifying information is one thing. Having our government sending out conflicting messages to the American people when conflict can be avoided is another.

Those whose lives were lost on September 11 will remain in our thoughts and prayers forever.

One of the essential elements of government responsibility is to communicate effectively to the American people, especially in time of a potential terrorist attack or a natural disaster.

I won't tolerate lying.

I think the Bush tax cuts should be made permanent.

Let the blue of the sky and ocean take your blue away when you feel blue

Photographs, it seems to me, are both moments in time and bits of memory.

The extra opinions and the extra praise is just a bonus, it's not the main thing. The main thing is how I feel about myself. And I feel really good about myself.

People who wait for the right moment end up waiting forever.

Who is the best the sportswriter who wore shorts? I keep trying to envision Grantland Rice or John Lardner in shorts. It never occurred to me to wear shorts. I'd look too silly to wear shorts.

You know what they say, the high trees get the wind.

If I had known how wonderful it would be to have grandchildren, I'd have had them first.

She was struck by the simple truth that sometimes the most ordinary things could be made extraordinary, simply by doing them with the right people.

(Djinn are essentially vapor.) "I blew him away.

I have been given a lot of roles that are downtrodden, mammy-ish.