I've always been a conservative first.

If Republicans are going in the wrong direction, I am still willing to stand up against them.

Never give up on something you believe in.

No oyster in the world tastes as good as a Gulf oyster.

You want to prevent war, you talk, talk, but you also have to back it up with actions.

Nuclear-armed Iran ought to be a major concern. And they're moving forward. We have got to roll that back.

I want to continue doing good work where we can expand opportunities for all Americans. That's what we're fighting for.

I made it very clear that I rejected bigotry of all forms.

I understand from experience that unity is easy to call for, but it takes the right kind of leadership to achieve.

The weight of history swings on choices. To understand why people make the choices they do is to understand the whole of history and most of the future.

You will get what you wish to have.

When you cease to dream you cease to live.

I hear entire symphonies, oratorios, in my head, but I can't write a note.

The first step in calculating which way to go is to find out where you are.

Life’s greatest tragedy consists of men and women who earnestly try, and fail!

The PhD student is someone who forgoes current income in order to forgo future income.

Let us learn from Christ how to pray, to forgive, to sow peace, and to be near those in need.

I just get the impression that everyone is willing me to succeed.

The media. It sounds like a convention of spiritualists.