Leaving Iraq without military assistance during its transition, and before it is stable enough to ensure its own citizens' security, would pose a tremendous risk. We must complete our mission.

We owe our World War II veterans - and all our veterans - a debt we can never fully repay.

Since September 11th Congress has created the Department of Homeland Security, more than doubled the homeland security budget and implemented a bipartisan overhaul of our intelligence systems.

This is a form of double taxation and it's simply unfair.

We remain united with the British, and our allies around the world, in our resolve to defeat terrorism and bring those who commit these acts to justice.

In addition to demanding answers and accountability from the Veterans Administration, Congress had to act to ensure veterans do not suffer because of the actions of a federal agency.

We know we must win the war on terror to protect innocent people and the freedoms that define our way of life.

In remembering those who lost their lives in the London attacks and the September 11th attacks we continue our commitment to fighting for freedom, democracy and justice.

Those who committed these cowardly acts may believe that they have shaken our resolve to defeat terrorism. They could not be more wrong.

V-J Day, or Victory in Japan Day, marks the date of the Japanese surrender that ended fighting in the Pacific.

The most basic obligation we have to our veterans is that we keep the promises that were made to them. That is what makes the recent failures of the Veterans Administration so shameful.

When I get sad, I stop being sad and be awesome instead.

It was my family that wanted me to be a teacher. That was safe, you see. To be a painter was terrible.

There never will be complete equality until women themselves help to make laws and elect lawmakers.

Riding a race bike is an art - a thing that you do because you feel something inside.

Removing the faults in a stage-coach may produce a perfect stage-coach, but it is unlikely to produce the first motor car.

I'm 53. I don't care about high school students. I find them irritating and uninformed.

The work for the actor is always the same. We're looking for a human being. We're looking for believable human behavior.

Secular artists see themselves with performance; they are more self involved, presentational.

I just want to fill the hearts and minds of the people who listen to my music

He lives in fame that died in virtue's cause.