It's our responsibility to pass on what we inherited, not to squander it, but to build on it.

One of the most powerful tools for empowering individuals and communities is making certain that any individual who wants to receive a quality education can do so.

If we want unity, we must all be unifiers. If we want accountability, each of us must be accountable for all we do.

We may disagree on some things, but we can do so without being disagreeable.

It is up to us to live up to the legacy that was left for us, and to leave a legacy that is worthy of our children and of future generations.

I want to work on respecting individuals' dignity. Equal rights, that's where my heart is. That means equal rights and benefits, and that's what we need.

Education is the foundation upon which we build our future.

Education can lift individuals out of poverty and into rewarding careers.

We can leave our legacy only if we are willing to change - to go beyond partisan labels, and to solve the problems facing Washingtonians.

We need to take advantage of the opportunity we have now to create a vision and become great.

I will never be able to create a budget from scratch with the amount of time that I have, but my instructions remain the same: Give me a budget that has no new revenue.

Death alone gives meaning to life, and you will never fully live until you know you must die. And make your peace with that knowledge.

Ah, life's little surprises! They can make any day unforgettable... or make it your last.

My favourite definition of an intellectual: 'Someone who has been educated beyond his/her intelli

To learn to read is to light a fire

One word is enough to destroy an entire city provided that word is backed by anger. Drop down the bullets of anger

There is strength in numbers, but organizing those numbers is one of the great challenges.

Christina Aguilera and I are friends no matter what the media makes up.

It was just a terribly stressful situation and dreary. A few months after [Eva Braun] suicide attempt, [Adolf] Hitler moved us both to the apartment, it was in the summer.

I get really excited about jewelry.

The writing process is not just putting down one page after another-it's a lot of writing and then rewriting, restructuring the story, changing the way things come together.