Senator [George] Mitchell is a man of many talents and he's swift on his feet, but one would not think of him as 'dancing with the stars.' And we had this great rock 'n' roll fund raiser.

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.

You need a husband and some babies to look after. Otherwise you're going to grow up into a virago...

My mother taught me to love my work. I learned everything about business from her.

I think age is a very high price to pay for maturity.

One's style holds one, thankfully, at bay from the enemies of it but not from the stupid crucifixions by those who must willfully misunderstand it.

Graphic design is the spit and polish but not the shoe.

On a quick side note, I would argue that--much like Samuel L. Jackson--I am not arrogant at all; I'm just actually really, really great.

Yes, I suffer terribly from depression. I have to work at being happy, it's not my natural instinct. My natural instinct is, if something wonderful happens, to throw water in my own face.

The necessities that exist are in general created by the superfluities that are enjoyed.

Why did people manufacture trouble when there was already so much of it in the world?

What I really want is a world where no one alive can remember what the word 'war' means. That's my goal.