I have and I will always work to promote a civil public discourse.

Public office is supposed to be a public trust. This is a clear sign of the rampant corruption at the highest levels of the Republican leadership.

The federal government has a responsibility to protect all Americans from potential terrorist attack.

Throughout my many years of service to the people of North Carolina, I have always tried to treat people from all viewpoints with respect.

Are infinite possibilities a storyteller's worst enemy or best friend? I'd say a bit of both really and one must be grateful for this paradox.

If the great Phil Ochs were to rise from the dead today, he would probably be hailed as the new David Rovics.

Even when a bird walks, one feels it has wings.

Success in life is founded upon attention to the small things rather than to the large things; to the every day things nearest to us rather than to the things that are remote and uncommon.

I have found that the best cure for self pity is to do something to help someone else.

It's not supposed to be easy. Anyone who finds it easy is stupid.

The rule of life for a perfect person is to be in the image and likeness of God.

There are chords in the hearts of the most reckless which cannot be touched without emotion.

I'm kind of a huge movie buff and a video game nerd person.

The thing about seeing the big picture and being self-aware is knowing that it's not about you. It's about the big picture. It's not about you. It's not. This is not about you.