I will vote adamantly against the interests of my district if I actually think what I am doing is going to be helpful.

Now, they're saying I groped a male staffer. Yes, I did. Not only did I grope him, I tickled him until he couldn't breathe and four guys jumped on top of me. It was my 50th birthday.

Rahm Emanuel is son of the devil's spawn. He is an individual who would sell his mother to get a vote. He would strap his children to the front end of a steam locomotive.

Rahm Emanuel is son of the devil’s spawn.

I never translated from my days in the Navy to being a congressman.

I happen to believe that health care is an imminent crisis. It is.

My very good friend, Rahm Emanuel, made it very clear to me on several occasions that I was, quote, unquote, not a team player; that I was not - that I didn't not have a future.

I do believe in God. That's why I'm alive.

Hunger is the best sauce.

I'm me. I'm just out there being myself. I like having fun. But at the same time, I bring everybody together. So I'm really -- or I try to be -- like the glue of the team.

The politicians think that I have not included enough of them; the nonpoliticians think that I have gone back to the old ways; and the mass public groups think I have forgotten them.

Be lamps unto yourselves; be your own confidence. Hold truth within yourselves.

Truly every generation discovers the world all new again and knows it can improve it.

We need fantasy to survive because reality is too difficult.

Punishment is God's. He alone is the infallible Judge.

Whatever it is that gives you that confidence will vary from person to person, but I do believe that it is the key to succeeding at anything in life - career, relationships, anything.

When we own portions of outstanding businesses with outstanding managements, our favorite holding period is forever.