No senator's vote, except for the declaration of war or the authorization for the use of force, is more important than the confirmation of a nominee for the Supreme Court for a lifetime appointment.

The essence of a democracy is a free electorate.

There's nothing more important than our good health - that's our principal capital asset.

If you are going to have to play defense all the time, you cannot have the kind of ingenuity, assertiveness, independence, and intelligence which is what has made our country strong.

We don't need holy wars. What we need is tolerance and brotherhood and simple humanity.

Strong advocacy for education, health care and worker safety will be indispensable if they are to get their fair share of President Bush's austere budget for the next fiscal year.

I must say I am not pleased to have to arrange the Senate schedule around the availability of Senators who are running for President.

The fundamental purpose of government is to protect its citizens.

I'm battling cancer. It's another battle I intend to win.

I don't like labels. I think they conceal more than they reveal, sort of like a bikini.

I knew people were going to see me see deteriorate before their eyes.

Respect means: even in your absence people speak good of your person

Labor in the white skin can never free itself as long as labor in the black skin is branded.

Whatever my individual desires were to be free, I was not alone. There were many others who felt the same way.

I've always believed in the saying that "there is no limit to what you can accomplish if you don't care who gets the credit."

The fact is that the amount of money startups raise in their seed and Series A rounds is inversely correlated with success

To write an autobiography of Groucho Marx would be as asinine as to read an autobiography of Groucho Marx.

Many are attracted to social service - the rewards are immediate, the gratification quick. But if we have social justice, we won't need social service.

What are stars but points in the body of God where we insert the healing needles of our terror and longing?

Liberty is given by nature even to mute animals.

Words exist because of meaning; once you’ve gotten the meaning, you can forget the words.