The greatness of Americans is that we are mosaic - we are diverse.

I am a queen, and I demand to be treated like a queen.

I happen to represent Enron here in Houston. We have many good corporate citizens here in Houston. Enron happened to have been one.

Today we have two Vietnams, side by side, north and south.

As Members of Congress, we should not be using public office for private gain.

Maybe the word welfare should be changed to something of, 'a transitional living fund.' For that is what it is - for people to be able to live.

Love is like a roller coaster. It can take you to the highest, most spectacular heights or drop you to bottom in seconds. However, even with the risks, love is undoubtedly worth it in the end.

We have not won the battle against drug trafficking.

What am I a prostitute? Am I your prostitute? You can't prostitute me.

Marching with over a million women in support of our reproductive rights was one of the most empowering things I have done, both as a woman and as a Member of Congress.

It's all right to agree or disagree on the balanced budget amendment. It's all right to talk about how we're going to appropriate.

Potential has a shelf life.

The wise musicians are those who play what they can master.

C++ is designed to allow you to express ideas, but if you don't have ideas or don't have any clue about how to express them, C++ doesn't offer much help.

A poor photographer meets chance one out of a hundred times and a good photographer meets chance all the time.

When people ask me really stupid questions or get it really wrong, I feel embarrassed for them. I don't really feel angry at them.

There are chance meetings with strangers that interest us from the first moment, before a word is spoken.

There is nothing like a parade to elicit the proper respect for the military from the populace.

A live action movie is work, and an animated movie is you showing up in your pajamas once every three months, or in my case, just a splash of baby powder. It's not any kind of heavy lifting.

I have very good knife skills. I learned to butcher on my second job - I was 18 years old. Every other day we would break down six legs of veal.

When you're making an independent film and you care about it so much you do all the prep work beforehand.