People must realize that a crime motivated by racial or ethnic prejudice against one group is a crime against all of us.

Any religious organization should be allowed to hire based on their religious preference- but not with federal dollars.

I know that New York City remains the highest density urban area in the country and by far dedicates more of its own funds to fighting terrorism than any other municipality.

The people who have recently come to this country to work and better their lives should be given the same opportunities that our parents, grandparents, and ancestors were given.

The value of tolerance is central to living in today's world - especially in diverse places like the Bronx.

As the 109th Congress continues to debate legislation that will affect the lives of immigrants, it is important for us to remember that we are a nation of immigrants.

Our nation's anti-hunger programs need to be strengthened.

We must make immigration a legal, orderly process to eliminate this issue, not further criminalize it.

An empowered life begins with serious personal questions about oneself. Those answers bare the seeds of success.

Words are precious things meant to create, to imagine, to dream with.

The sweetest two words are 'next time.' The sourest word is 'if.'

But the world did not match the picture in my head, and instead I was with a strange, uncombed person, overlooking a sea without water and a forest without trees.

Every man is a priest, even involuntarily; his conduct is an unspoken sermon, which is forever preaching to others.

Ideally, I like to integrate the human issues into the suspense story itself.

We had tried to get a couple books that were written about Ray Kroc, and one of the books, we called the publisher. The publisher actually said, "Call McDonald."

Truth in science can be defined as the working hypothesis best suited to open the way to the next better one.

There are three wants which never can be satisfied: that of the rich, who wants something more; that of the sick, who wants something different; and that of the traveler, who says anywhere but here.

The best news the World has ever heard came from a graveyard - Christ is risen!