I give extraordinary attention to military active duty, reserve and National Guard, and their families.

Do not compromise on national security for purely budgetary reasons. The world is dangerous, and we must always be prepared for anything that might threaten our national interests and security.

Yes. The all-volunteer force is comprised of a very small percentage of the population. Therefore, fewer citizens have a personal interest in military matters and are not personally impacted.

Death..." The voice dropped even more, black-gloved hands disappearing into the black folds of material. "Don't you feel it? We're all dead here...all...very...dead.

‎With adulthood comes responsibility.

Proportions are what makes the old Greek temples classic in their beauty. They are like huge blocks, from which the air has been literally hewn out between the columns.

Perhaps we've never been visited by aliens because they have looked upon Earth and decided there's no sign of intelligent life.

I do think it is important to look at the writing as a job though and to commit to it like you'd have to commit to a regular nine-to-five.

We sack, we ransack to the utmost sands Of native kingdoms, and of foreign lands: We travel sea and soil; we pry, and prowl, We progress, and we prog from pole to pole.

She didn't know how much she'd been hoping that he still loved her, until she felt how much it hurt to realize he didn't.

I want to sell to people my own age, because that's the way I write songs.

A default of the US government would not only be very harmful here, it would probably send the country back into deep recession, but it just might crash the international financial system.

I try to live my life in such a way that I don't have any regrets. That's probably why I work so much. I don't want to feel I missed something important.