I believe education is the great equalizer.

But, I don't want to assume that our tradition of excellence is a guarantee of future excellence.

I am very proud of the quality of public education in Nebraska, but I believe we have an obligation to continually assess whether our system is meeting 21st Century education needs.

Economic growth is the most important initiative every governor faces.

I'd rather live in Nebraska than Washington.

Diesel fuel is too important to our farmers at harvest time and to the truckers delivering commerce across Nebraska to allow a bureaucratic hurdle to slow the delivery of fuel.

The voters reward good performance. So, I'm going to go out and focus, if I become the governor, to do the very best job I can as governor. The rest of it will take care of itself.

Nebraskans are known for giving of themselves and that quality is part of what makes our state such a wonderful place to live, work and raise a family.

Nebraskans have very strong opinions, but we sit down around a table and we solve our problems.

Children are our future we must take care of them with maximum effort.

Writers are a superior breed. No one else can face so much rejection and still thrive.

Noble ancestry makes a poor dish at table.

We may see Michael Jackson's baby before we know the final outcome of this race for the House of Representatives tonight.

Where there is love, there is bound to be heartache.

Trust me, true?" Butch barked a laugh. "Last time you said that i ended up with a vampire cocktail, remember?

The trees called to me, urging me to abandon what I knew and vanish into the oncoming night. It was a desire that had been tugging me with disconcerting frequency these days.

I was an adult before I began to learn that there is a difference between a conversation and an argument.

Every reform was once a private opinion.

Pay no attention whatsoever to newspaper nonsense or criticism. Be sincere and do your duty. Everything will come all right. Truth must triumph.