I think in the wake of Katrina, the Coast Guard may well have been the only entity or agency that came out of that exercise free of fault and free of blame.

I am looking forward to a series of productive meetings in both Austria and Estonia, particularly what role organized crime plays in the Baltic drug trade.

Currently, most States do not recognize within their borders concealed carry permits issued in other States.

An indictment is not a conviction.

I was heartened to hear the President say that as we make progress on the ground, and Iraqi forces increasingly take the lead, we should be able to further decrease our troop levels.

The Coast Guard has long been known as the armed service that gets more done for less.

After 20 years in Congress, I still believe that smaller government and lower taxes are the most effective economic policies.

I fear that CAFTA will accelerate the demise of these domestic textile jobs.

The good news is that even minimal activity can significantly extend life.

I look forward to working with our leadership team to advance the causes of smaller government, lower taxes, eliminating terrorism, and providing affordable health care, among other issues.

The only time you truly become an adult is when you finally forgive your parents for being just as flawed as everyone else.

A person's readiness to date is largely a matter of maturity and environment.

Every Nigerian must begin to raise their voice against our societal failures and call them as such at every juncture. In this way we could all bring about a modern, progressive and civilized society.

I went through a mod and goth-phase when I decided that I wouldn't ever be the bronzed beach-bunny. I started going as pale as I possibly could.

We all know what fun it can be to get right into a book and live there for a while, but falling out of a story and suddenly finding yourself in this world doesn't seem to be much fun at all.

I feel not unlike a small boy, waking from a bad dream to find reality not much of an improvement

If God is your solid foundation, good or bad, you're going to be happy, you're going to be joyous if you're in him. And that's what we stand on.

They said I was a valued customer. Now they send me hate mail.

Proof is not required to believe [in a god]. But some sign, some evidence is needed. None exists... Find some inkling of evidence. There is none.

To read a novel is a difficult and complex art.