It's impossible for us to forecast what's going to happen ten years from now and make a decision today to say what we're going to do.

The Iraq war took priority over domestic disaster prevention.

At least 23,000 civilians have also died in the Iraqi killing field and the U.S. is stuck in a quagmire.

We owe it to the flood victims of New Orleans to give them truthful answers as to why this event took place and to assure our citizens that tragedies like this will never happen again.

As a nation we should commit ourselves not only to the fight against terrorism, but to economic justice, defeat of the AIDS epidemic and vestiges of discriminatory policies of all kinds.

There were no weapons of mass destruction and Saddam Hussein was not involved in the September 11th attack.

Without question, conditions in the Haiti are worse since Aristide's removal, and continue to deteriorate.

The President is destroying the fabric of America with a combined policy of war, tax cuts for the wealthy, and reductions in spending for domestic needs.

If a young fella has an option of having a decent career or joining the army to fight in Iraq, you can bet your life that he would not be in Iraq.

Well, I really think that shatters the myth of white supremacy once and for all.

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was indeed a vital instrument of democracy, ensuring the integrity and reliability of a democratic process that we as a Country hold so dear.

But for what purpose was the earth formed?" asked Candide. "To drive us mad, " replied Martin.

What does reason know? Reason only knows what it has succeeded in learning...

One of the things I like about acting is that, in a funny way, I come back to myself.

When a man is at peace with his gods and ancestors, his harvest will be good or bad according to the strength of his arm.

The truth is I'm getting old, I said. We already are old, she said with a sigh. What happens is that you don't feel it on the inside, but from the outside everybody can see it.

Heroes aren't born, they're cornered. Oh, I was cornered. And I found out that I was no hero.

Bore: a man who is never unintentionally rude.

We must be faithful to the present moment or we will frustrate the plan of God for our lives.

Praise adds nothing to your holiness, nor does blame take anything from it. You are what you are, and you cannot be said to be better than you are in God's sight.

Men, generally going with the stream, seldom judge for themselves, and purity of taste is almost as rare as talent.