I'm not one of the people who have to be in public office.

Let me be clear - no one is above the law. Not a politician, not a priest, not a criminal, not a police officer. We are all accountable for our actions.

I got to grow up with a mother who taught me to believe in me.

If you wave a flag, make it an American Flag.

I'm not looking for a battle with anybody, neither the council nor our labor partners.

We in Los Angeles, who have ourselves been helped to stand up - to recover and rebuild after a disaster - want to help the families and communities of the Gulf Coast,.

Actually, as president of the Conference of Mayors, we passed the Simpson-Bowles plan as a template, as a template, as a frame work for moving forward and the president has done the same.

You can't just trot out a brown face or a Spanish surname and expect people are going to vote for your party or your candidate.

You all know I love L.A., but tonight I really love L.A.

We're not a homogeneous party, anymore than the Republicans are. But we are a party that I think has a plan to take us forward.

Again, if I was going to call Romney and the Republicans stupid, I'm certainly not going to call the Democrats and President Obama stupid.

In the end, the end of a life only matters to friends, family, and other folks you used to know. For everyone else, it's just another end.

If everyone listened to me, the world would be a better place.

If you could live in the moment, you would see the flavor of eternity and when you metabolize the experience of eternity, your body doesn't age.

Women want a man who is sensitive, but god forbid you can't get it up after being frightened by a small woodland animal.

It is the duty of the State to educate, and the right of the people to demand education.

Can it be that I have not lived as one ought?" suddenly came into his head. "But how not so, when I've done everything as it should be done?

If you're a so-called minority writer, the temptation is to write for the majority... I refuse to do that.

Hey everybody, this is Rob Halford from Fight wishing you all a crazy heavy metal Christmas and an insane, wild manic New Year!

As you can see, I am immersing myself in color-I've held back from that until now; and I don't regret it.

Win hearts, and you have all men's hands and purses.