My sense was that most of the elected officials in Washington - in their heart of hearts - really believe that the system can't be too bad because it produced them.

Democracy means that you have the right to vote without intimidation and undue burdens.

Voting is the foundational act that breathes life into the principle of the consent of the governed.

We have no basis for having a recall of any particular type of voting equipment because there are no standards. And when we do have standards, even these standards are required to be voluntary.

I was the Secretary of State of New Jersey in November 2000. I paid careful attention to the challenges that stemmed from inadequate voting systems in various places.

And if we were another country being analyzed by America, we would conclude that this country is ripe for stealing elections and for fraud.

When public access to voting is impaired or when public confidence in voting is diluted, democracy suffers and our freedom is less secure.

And when people in power can stay in power they do very little to tinker with the apparatus that put them in power.

It's an embarrassment that we don't have a broad enough consensus among political leaders that true reform should take place.

When life doesn't meet your expectations, it was important to take it with grace.

You release the pain of the past and press on. It's a new day, and God is doing a new thing. He wants to take you to a new place, to transform you into a new person.

Over the mountain growths, disease and sorrow, An uncaught bird is ever hovering, hovering, High in the purer, happier air.

So you're a little weird? Work it! A little different? OWN it! Better to be a nerd than one of the herd!

Success for me its to raise happy, healthy human beings.

It is not defeat that destroys you,it is being demoralized by defeat that destroy you.

I think we'll see a leveling off and then a contraction of population, not a continued upward trend.

Each economy relies on the credit system, that is, on the erroneous assumption that the other will pay back money pumped.

Anything that you do to increase job security automatically does work for you. It makes your employees a closer part of the unit.

All attention is introspection.