The death of chief justice Rehnquist and the president's nomination of John Roberts raises the stakes for the court and the American people exponentially.

Once again, Pat Robertson leaves us speechless with his insensitivity and arrogance.

Confirming John Roberts would endanger much of the progress made by the nation in civil rights over the past half century.

Obviously, there's the temptation to sit back and smile, .. But there's so much at stake, we have to do our due diligence.

Life-long learning is the modus of keeping your brain…your thoughts…your ideas…engaged in a quest for knowledge that enriches and expands the mind with a constant thirst for wisdom.

Students should not only be trained to live in a democracy when they grow up; they should have the chance to live in one today.

I think we need missile defense. But I want to make sure it works, that it's cost effective, that the technologies are operable, that it's our best possible strategy, and that hasn't been shown.

If I feel like something's gonna be right, I invest in it, whatever it is.

The World Trade Center was for me not only out of scale vertically, but it was also out of scale in plan. It occupied several blocks that were all massed together.

You don't have to control your thoughts; you just have to stop letting them control you.

The road to publication is like a churro - long and bumpy, but sweet.

We were so young, so in love, and so in debt.

In the end, there will be little else for us to do but shop.

Don't fear change. It's always for the best.