Small businesses are the number one job creators in America. Therefore, it is important that the federal government creates an environment that helps them succeed, not one that sets them up to fail.

The Pledge of Allegiance reflects the truth that faith in God has played a significant role in America since the days of the founding of our country.

When regulations on the housing industry are reasonable, the cost of housing goes down. Regulatory relief is needed to make housing more affordable to more Americans.

Forty-five States, as the gentleman just said, have determined by people that were elected by the people of that State that marriage is the definition of one man and one woman.

The weekend brought good news for our friends in the cattle industry. At long last, Japan has taken the steps needed for American beef to make its way back into the Japanese market.

President Bush has a track record of making the right decisions when it comes to national security.

Thousands of years and many civilizations have defined a marriage as the union between one man and one woman. With few exceptions, those civilizations that did not follow that perished.

However, as our brave men and women continue to return from the battlefields of the War on Terror, Congress must respond by enacting policies that meet the evolving needs of the veterans community.

Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of the definition of a marriage as between one man and one woman.

We can fight the War on Terrorism in other places around the world or we can fight it here in America. The right choice is to fight those terrorists where they are.

Always dream high. Never let it down by inconsistent efforts. Your relentless labour & integrity make you successful in the long run.

No matter our size or shape, everyone deserves a safe place in this world." ~ from BIG SMALL DOG, a children's story about overcoming bullying and adversity, and discovering unity and friendship.

Exactly at the instant when hope ceases to be reasonable it begins to be useful.

Any man more right than his neighbors constitutes a majority of one already.

...crushed between the fears of going forward and the dread of going back.

Verily, verily, I say unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord; neither he that is sent greater than he that sent him.

Happiness, in the ancient, noble sense, means self-fulfillment—and is given to those who use to the fullest whatever talents God … bestowed upon them.

only that which is deeply felt can change us. Rational arguments alone cannot penetrate the layers of fear and conditioning that comprise our crippling belief system.

Whenever I'm doing any film, I'm always just happy to have a job and I always just put 110% of myself into it.

Day by day and night by night we were together - all else has long been forgotten by me.