The US government should not be in the business of discrimination.

One of the most powerful tools for empowering individuals and communities is making certain that any individual who wants to receive a quality education can do so.

If we want unity, we must all be unifiers. If we want accountability, each of us must be accountable for all we do.

We may disagree on some things, but we can do so without being disagreeable.

It is up to us to live up to the legacy that was left for us, and to leave a legacy that is worthy of our children and of future generations.

I want to work on respecting individuals' dignity. Equal rights, that's where my heart is. That means equal rights and benefits, and that's what we need.

Education is the foundation upon which we build our future.

Education can lift individuals out of poverty and into rewarding careers.

We can leave our legacy only if we are willing to change - to go beyond partisan labels, and to solve the problems facing Washingtonians.

We need to take advantage of the opportunity we have now to create a vision and become great.

I will never be able to create a budget from scratch with the amount of time that I have, but my instructions remain the same: Give me a budget that has no new revenue.

Through tattered clothes great vices do appear

Sympathy is a characteristic trait of politicians and empathy an emotion of the masses.

Strange how much simple wisdom there is to be found in the deformed head and unprepossessing carcase of your typical London cabbie.

The White House says that the vacation in Texas will give President Bush the chance to unwind. My question is, when does the guy wind?

God, keep me from what they call 'households,'

Moments of pure happiness...come upon you unexpectedly. Don't be too preoccupied to experience them.

When people are right with God, they are apt to be hard on themselves and easy on other people. But when they are not right with God, they are easy on themselves and hard on others.

Like my father before me, I'm a very passionate person, with boundless energy and tremedous willpower.

We're letting [technology] take us places that we don't want to go.

I've entered the world of wine without any professional training, but a definite appetite for good bottles.