I think President Bush tried to step up on Social Security even though the polls showed that was unpopular. He has not been successful and backed off, but I admire people who take on big problems.

Every year, I am reminded of the kids who aren't in the freshman class and aren't graduating. I remember every single one of them. That is the worst of times for me, to see the future snuffed out.

The dog doesn't know the difference between Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, so I have to walk the dog early those days too.

I am interested in getting people to use the healthcare system at the right time, getting them to see the doctor early enough, before a small health problem turns serious.

By putting people around me who will calm me down and slow me down and make sure I work through an issue.

We know the parental support, community support, makes a difference. It's not just the metrics of testing and putting pressure on the schools and on the teachers.

Sure, it is apparent that presidents are looking at polls, but they are also stepping up on issues. President Clinton stepped up on tobacco. He shaped the polls on the tobacco issue.

You don't want to destroy the energy that comes out of a campaign.

I have to admit, in January and February I was in an absolute fuzz. I had no one on board. It wasn't that I didn't know what I was doing, but we didn't have all the pieces put together.

We can't afford as a nation - not because of money but because of our social fabric - to have large numbers of people who are not working.

We have not yet concluded that needle-exchange programs do not encourage drug use.

I can't prevent storms from coming, but I can decide not to invent my own.

Equality implies individuality.

The sun doesn't lose its beauty when covered by the clouds. The same way your beauty doesn't fade when being covered by Hijab

In the recognition of loving lies the answer to despair.

I'm a huge planner, more and more so as the years go by.

Coincidence is a wonderful thing.

I am not in love / But I'm open to persuasion.

If just one person touches you without your permission, stepping back and saying clearly, "Please don't touch me" should get them to stop.

You want to know how to paint a perfect painting? It's easy. Make yourself perfect and then just paint naturally.

I'll have to keep looking for more of them, more brief moments of freedom in a world that refuses to allow it.