Health care costs blunt the competitive edge of American entrepreneurs, from the auto industry to internet start-ups.

Energy conservation is the foundation of energy independence.

Under current federal policy on human embryonic stem cell research, only those stem cell lines derived before August 9, 2001 are eligible for federally funded research.

While I relish our warm months, winter forms our character and brings out our best.

Family farms and small businesses are the backbone of our communities.

Stem cell research holds out the promise of finding cures and treatments for a wide range of diseases.

The offshore ocean area under U.S. jurisdiction is larger than our land mass, and teems with plant and animal life, mineral resources, commerce, trade, and energy sources.

In 1995, sanctions led Sudan to cut its ties with terrorists and expel Osama bin Laden.

I do not believe that Congress or the Administration should prohibit the medical community from pursuing a promising avenue of research that may improve the lives of millions of Americans.

President Bush's mercury rule is a gift to the big energy companies that helped put him in office

The mercury rule writers also ignored mercury's special qualities

It is a useless life that is not consecrated to a great deal. It is like a stone wasted on the field without becoming a part of any edifice.

There's no such thing as 'no market'. Some books are just niche orientated that's all.

I’ll always be a student, because I think of music as never ending.

Consistency is a virtue for trains: what we want from a philosopher is insights, whether he comes by them consistently or not.

Never underestimate the narcissism of a writer.

I didn't want to be known as the reality-show star trying to be an actress, so I kept a lot of the failed auditions to myself.

We can only win by giving everything and being ready to defeat the adversary with fiery aggression.

I do not want to die... until I have faithfully made the most of my talent and cultivated the seed that was placed in me, until the last small twig has grown.

Art is life, life is art - the question is what came first?

Akmon squealed with delight. “I knew you were as smart as Hercules! I will call you Black Bottom, the Sequel!