Such a system would be very, very expensive and laborious to have, given the kinds of border we have. Scientists and engineers aren't even sure they have the technology to make it work

It would be unwise to say the least, irresponsible of us at the TSA, at the Homeland Security Department not to evolve our technology to match the changing threat environment that we inhabit.

You can't imagine a world, quite frankly, without a safe and secure aviation system. And so our job is to really focus on that, and what we need to do to keep it safe and secure.

The last thing the Department of Homeland Security is about is infringing on anybody's constitutionally protected rights.

I have long been a proponent of a guest-worker program between the United States and Mexico, and in particular I have proposed that Arizona would be an ideal location for a pilot project.

If American schooling is inadequate now, just imagine how much more obsolete it will be when today's kindergarten students graduate from high school in just 12 years.

And we ask the American people to play an important part of our layered defense. We ask for cooperation, patience and a commitment to vigilance in the face of a determined enemy.

Each and every one of the security measures we implement serves an important goal: providing safe and efficient air travel for the millions of people who rely on our aviation system every day.

Public schools were designed as the great equalizers of our society - the place where all children could have access to educational opportunities to make something of themselves in adulthood.

You show me a 50-foot wall and I'll show you a 51-foot ladder.

The United States and Arizona are both losing jobs to offshore locations.

Thank God men cannot fly, and lay waste the sky as well as the earth.

She'd never been one to think in terms of years, anyway. A person was what they were, and many a man at forty was sixty in his ways and many another was twenty and would never grow past it.

I do believe that we are to love our enemies and do good to those who persecute you. I believe that there is power and strength in that.

Unfortunately it's hard for me to be a fanboy for anything these days just because I see so much music.

and the whole forest would give itself up to jollification for weeks on end.

The choice before human beings, is not, as a rule, between good and evil but between two evils.

Self-esteem can’t win you a race if you’re not in shape.

The only way to lead people is to show them a future: a leader is a dealer in hope.

Design and color are not distinct and separate. As one paints, one draws. The more the colors harmonize, the more the design takes form. When color is at it's richest, form is at its fullest.

I think actually that the speech work I do is fine. It's important, because I try to help people think about what's going on and organize their lives accordingly.