The crises in North Korea, Iran, the Middle East, show how quickly things can change and how they can go wrong. We must be prepared. And right now the Army is not.

Modern medical advances have helped millions of people live longer, healthier lives. We owe these improvements to decades of investment in medical research

In fact, because of their connection to the land, farmers do more to protect and preserve our environment than almost anyone else. They are some of the best environmentalists around.

The Government of Iraq also owes a debt to the American and coalition forces who are fighting the insurgency and helping put that country back together after decades of repression.

The goal of NIH research is to acquire new knowledge to help prevent, detect, diagnose, and treat disease and disability, from the rarest genetic disorder to the common cold.

Our country will not stand for any political plan that includes amnesty for insurgents.

In the three years since our nation began operations in Iraq, more than 2,500 Americans have been killed and more than 18,000 Americans have been seriously wounded

Guard units in the U.S. are suffering severe equipment shortages which will affect their ability to respond to emergencies in their home States, such as Katrina

The insurgents are Baathists and Sunnis in Iraq who have as their goal a separate and distinct one of toppling the government that is there and creating their own.

Today nearly every combat brigade located within the United States would report that they are not ready for duty. They are at the lowest levels of readiness.

Modern medical advances have helped millions of people live longer, healthier lives. We owe these improvements to decades of investment in medical research.

Be good to feel good and to attract good.

Don't talk much and save your dignity.

Remain close to government and away from politics. It means deal more with the authorities. And less with individuals.

You know what circumcision is, Private?

I just go in my back garden. It's the only place where people don't come and bother you.

It's a very nice thing to be able to give joy to people.

If you don't like potlucks, the solution to your problem is "don't go to potlucks," not "insist other people don't have them."

I think with art you have to do a bit of transforming of the subject to make the art worth having.

There are some people that we didn't forget, but we don't smile any more when they're mentioned.

The assumption of merit is easier, less embarrassing, and more effectual than the actual attainment of it.