Keeping our kids engaged and in school must become a national priority.

There are a lot of stats and a strong correlation between dropout rates and crime as well as poverty.

High school dropout rates nationally - Not enough is being done on this issue.

Ill never forget Hurricane Katrina - the mix of a natural and a man-made catastrophe that resulted in the death of over 1,500 of our neighbors. Millions of folks were marked by the tragedy.

Leaving American disaster victims to languish is morally reprehensible and un-American.

Ive introduced eight bills to fight for support for our small businesses and ensure we get funding to rebuild public housing - among other things.

I'll never forget Hurricane Katrina - the mix of a natural and a man-made catastrophe that resulted in the death of over 1, 500 of our neighbors. Millions of folks were marked by the tragedy.

Darkness is not forever, eventually there will be stars.

You still haven't said where you come from. Where is your home?"I said, "I am a sheath, so home is wherenever my shade, my blade is.

The very design of neoliberal principles is a direct attack on democracy.

I went to night school and summer school, I made that whole year up and I actually graduated on time. Also, I got a part-time job at the radio station.

I can multitask very well. But I know exactly when to block off anything coming in from the outside and just stay focused on the film.

I've wanted to manage a long time and I've been moving in that direction.

Philosophy is not best expressed in words; it is expressed in the choices one makes.

I don't like catchphrases either. A current one would be, "Bye, Felicia." It's used so much that we don't even know the origin anymore.

Maybe your weird is my normal. Who's to say?

Solitude with God repairs the damage done by the fret and noise and clamour of the world.