The majority of U.S. high school students don't know within 50 years when the Civil War occurred.

Civility is not about dousing strongly held views. It's about making sure that people are willing to respect other perspectives.

There are words bandied about that are being misused - words like 'socialism,' words like 'communism,' words like 'fascism.

No activity I know is more of a confidence builder and at the same time more 'humility training' than wrestling.

Iraqis have held elections and have recently put together their government, all encouraging developments.

There's probably a little greater case for pessimism than optimism. But I do not rule out optimism.

It is hard to cement any relations with any country based on promises that may not be deliverable.

A government of, by and for the people is obligated to conduct the nation's business in a manner that respects dissent.

The arts and humanities are vastly more important in troubled times.

History provides a sense of where we've been and lessons that can be taken forward.

America is very decentralized in how it supports the humanities, unlike European countries where virtually everything stems from the central government.

Don't try to hurt anyone, you will not succeed because you can hurt only yourself.

If God does indeed exist, then He is good, and He is just, and He stands upon the side of right.

More countries have understood that women's equality is a prerequisite for development.

I don t wanna see old people on a rock & roll stage.

Yet, most of the readily accessible reserves of oil formed over hundreds of millions of years will be consumed within a single generation, spanning the years from 1960 to 1995.

Since being diagnosed, I have done a greater good for society in eight years, than in my 37 years on earth.

I just think you need to spice up life every now and then with a bit of adventure and excitement.

Nothing is more conservative than conservation

I hate handing over money to people for doing what I could just as easily do myself, it makes me nervous.

It is not fun singing about losing somebody like that, but at the same time it was easy to write because the memories were so real and vivid and so much a part of who I am.