Taxpayers don't need any more big government mandates that have proven to be disastrous.

Like the vast majority of my constituents, I continue to be concerned about record profits reported by petroleum companies at a time when consumers are paying record high prices for gasoline.

I'm not going anywhere. I will be here for a very long time.

CBS's halftime show during the 2004 Super Bowl was a new low for television.

Until the Chinese decide to compete fairly it will be up to us to do what we can to further protect our manufacturing base, and ensure we keep the good paying jobs we already have.

I've got a lot of folks who want to get rid of TSA, a bunch of them.

As the Pentagon makes plans for the largest troop rotation since World War II, I will work with the Armed Services Committee to help make this proposal a reality.

Brown v. Board is the foundation by which all Americans can look for hope - hope for their children, hope for their families, and hope for a better future.

Most of all, we should remember all of us are capable of individually helping advance the spirit of equality for all.

I'm the chairman of the intelligence committee. We don't only get formal briefings, but we collect our information from the intelligence community in a variety of ways.

Intelligence is playing a more important role in policymaker decisions than I think I've ever seen in my time in Congress or before.

God puzzled her and she was too ashamed of Him to say so.

I think the pursuit of happiness is the pursuit of reality because illusion never leaves us ultimately happy.

It is assumed that when anyone gets into debt, the fault is entirely and always the fault of the lender.

Give me a black man, a white woman, a giraffe, a zebra anything but another white man! That last one f***ed up my roof!

In creating a family, we fulfill our greatest purpose on earth.

Seek justice from tyrannical governments not with your hat in your hands but with a rifle in your fist.

I remember hearing in first grade, 'Oh, why does she get to skip school?' It wasn't like I suddenly started feeling different. I always knew that I was. I never felt I missed out.

I have found that living with faith in an unseen world requires constant effort.

Lord of the Rings was just so much enjoyment. It was over about the space of a year that I was filming. It's one of the most enjoyable things I've ever done, so emotional.

Justice itself tends to be corrupted by political passion.