My own father had died of Alzheimer's. George [Mitchell] had been also, I think, deeply moved by a similar tragedy.

America is not a melting pot. It is a sizzling cauldron.

I'm so proud of Maryland's firefighters, risking their lives to protect others, but we need to protect our protectors with the best equipment training and resources

Family responsibility, yes, and always. Family bankruptcy due to the cruel rules of government, no.

I am emphatically against the privatization of Social Security. It is going to hurt millions of American women, American families and ultimately the whole country

Each one of us can make a difference. Together we make change.

We work on macro issues and macaroni and cheese issues. When women are in the halls of power, our national debate reflects the needs and dreams of American families.

You cant get more for less. You get what you pay for.

The family is not only a living arrangement. It has always been a symbol of survival.

Politics is social work with power.

We, the women of the Senate, with President Obama by our side, will keep fighting - our shoulders square, our lipstick on - because you deserve equal pay for your hard work.

What is important is what can be explored throughout Christmas, in the company of your Soul.

Spurious fame spreads from tongue to tongue like the fog of the early dawn before the sun rises.

I've fallen back on this periodically, although I must say that getting out of the grocery business ranked right up there with getting out of the army as one of the happier experiences of my life.

Our Founding Fathers understood that our country would survive and flourish if our Nation was committed to good character and an unyielding dedication to liberty and justice for all.

Don't waste the opportunity.

The Catholic Church is still very angry about The Da Vinci Code - they don't like anything that makes more money in a weekend than they do.

I won't say we have to win. I won't put that pressure. But we can't lose.

If others examined themselves attentively, as I do, they would find themselves, as I do, full of inanity and nonsense. Get rid of it I cannot without getting rid of myself.

Education is a complex, multifaceted, and painstaking process, and being gifted does not make this less so.