The Declaration of Independence is a sacred part of American history.

We should not forget, no matter how we quantify it: 'Freedom is not free.' It is a painful lesson, but one from which we have learned in the past and one we should never forget.

The current system punishes communities which make the investment in creating landfills, only to have them filled by states which refuse to adequately address their waste issues.

Specifically, the growing threat that sexual predators pose to our Nation's children and their families represents an area where our criminal justice system has failed the American people.

In addition, each barrel of oil we save through conservation further decreases our dangerous reliance on unstable Middle East oil.

I believe it is incumbent upon Congress to act aggressively to ameliorate fear and help our country take the essential steps that will make our communities and lives safer.

As the cost of gasoline rises and our dependence on foreign oil continues to increase, the effect of sending over $100 billion each year to OPEC nations hurts every American.

Enrolling in the Medicare Prescription Drug Program will be a great savings for most senior citizens.

Americans in all places and levels of government have begun to consider the areas where we need to prepare ourselves from future threats, including the latest weapon: bio-terror.

To date, every American citizen has nearly $27,000 in public debt riding on our backs.

Insurgents throughout Iraq continue to threaten our efforts and pose a danger to stability in the region. They fight not for their country, but rather against ours.

I am what I am, an’ I’m not ashamed. 'Never be ashamed, ’ my ol’ dad used ter say, ‘there’s some who’ll hold it against you, but they’re not worth botherin’ with.

You have permission to walk away from anything that doesn't feel right. Trust your instincts and listen to your inner-voice — it's trying to protect you.

Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life - in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us to do as well as to talk and to make our words and actions all of a color.

We have something that is unique. We have our craft. We have our art. We have our desire.

Reapportionment is not friendly to a lot of communities and it hasn't been too friendly to mine.

If a man lives a pure life, nothing can destroy him.

No one who wears a crown is ever safe.

My dream, I remember, when I went to boarding school, was to have a study all my own, a little nook someplace where nobody could get at me - nobody, like the football coach.

The encore is the short piece after the program has finished, where the performer brings out something that the audience doesn't expect.

We hit a stride where all self-consciousness disappeared.