Individual faults and frailties are no excuse to give in - and no exemption from the common obligation to give of ourselves.

I get up very early in the morning. I enjoy the quietness, the stillness, the rawness in the winter and fall. It's a special time.

As a society, we've learned that we're all better off when everyone is included in the opportunities of this great nation.

The work goes on, the cause endures, the hope still lives, and the dream shall never die.

The Constitution does not just protect those whose views we share; it also protects those with whose views we disagree.

What divides us pales in comparison to what unites us.

Integrity is the lifeblood of democracy. Deceit is a poison in its veins.

Do we operate under a system of equal justice under law? Or is there one system for the average citizen and another for the high and mighty?

For me, a few hours ago, this campaign came to an end. For all those whose cares have been our concern, the work goes on, the cause endures, the hope still lives and the dream shall never die.

We were taught never to give up, never to passively accept fate, but to exhaust every last ounce of will and hope in the face of any challenge.

It's disgraceful that year after year, Congress has bowed to the tobacco lobby and refused to act.

If you care about someone enough, you’ll always be there for them no matter what.

Have the capacity to adapt to change, it's your healthy growth, intelligently and emotionally.Our life can be full of extrinsic surprises, your flexibility is a key when you accept changes.

Then there was like quiet and we were full of like hate, so smashed what was left to be smashed.

I have come to understand something about novels, " Tessa said."And what is that?""They are not true.

There are no monsters, Doctor, ' she spluttered.Yeah, There are, ' he said. 'Some of them are just better at hiding than others. And then there are the ones we wouldn't know if we saw them.

For me, pictures provide a means of holding, intensely, a moment of communication between one human and another.

With a measly 18 percent of our Congress composed of women, the U.S. ranks just 77th in the world in terms of women in elected office, surpassed by such countries as Ezbekistan and Moldova.

I write really scathing, angry stuff when I'm in a better mood, and then uplifting and happy stuff when I'm at the absolute bottom.

Don’t worry about your future, Washington will take care of everything for you.

At bottom, the whole concern of religion is with the manner of our acceptance of the universe.