I think it's a lovely idea, but it will not pass the Congress. I live in a world of realities. The policy of our country is that we can drill our way to independence. I think that's a march to folly.

I'm a free market person, a free trader. But if we had a market in California, there would be competition.

Personal privacy is a closely held American value.

A free and open Internet should not have to be weighed down by legal challenges - its dynamism is essential to our economy.

I like a quiet evening with family or friends over, great food and great discussion and a lot of laughter. That's really what I think fills my tank.

Innovation is the calling card of the future.

I practice self-love, give love, and surround myself with people who bring out the best in me.

We're not the States of America; we're the United States of America. If states don't get what they need, we're not going to have a successful plan, period.

I live my life in faith as I explore and challenge myself and others.

When we share our personal data with business, its use should be transparent and secure.

Consumers deserve to know exactly what they're getting for their money when they sign-up for a 4G data plan.

Is it useful to feel fear, because it prepares you for nasty events, or is it useless, because nasty events will occur whether you are frightened or not?

Every great advance in natural knowledge has involved the absolute rejection of authority.

I am astonished, disappointed, pleased with myself. I am distressed, depressed, rapturous. I am all these things at once and cannot add up the sum.

He had never realized, while Elspeth was alive, the extent to which a thing had not completely happened until he told her about it.

Jesus picked up twelve men from the bottom ranks of business and forged them into an organisation that conquered the world.

Ultimately, literature is nothing but carpentry.

From a Hindu perspective, you are born as what you need to deal with, and if you just try and push it away, whatever it is, it's got you.

Right now I'm just trying to survive, I know I'm gonna get there, dead or alive.

The final hour when we cease to exist does not itself bring death; it merely of itself completes the death-process. We reach death at that moment, but we have been a long time on the way.

My mother never forgave my father