The role at the DCCC as well as the role of chief deputy whip - I wouldn't be where I am in those spots if it were not for the speaker's approval.

Some of the FDA's own scientists have charged that politics, not science, is behind the FDA's actions.

The American people and American businesses are looking to the federal government to lead our nation on the path to economic recovery. It is time to stop splitting hairs. It is time to act.

We are not a monolithic group of individuals, not every single person believes the exact same thing.

Two men look out through the same bars: One sees the mud and one the stars.

My own experience is that once a story has been written, one has to cross out the beginning and the end. It is there that we authors do most of our lying.

They do not understand the fragility of civilization and the constant nearness of savage nature.

Great loves too must be endured.

If you're an English actor and turn up in America, they don't have an opinion about where you sit. They have no idea what auditions to send you to, so they send you to everything.

The Only Thing More Surprising Than the Chance She's Taking... Is Where It's Taking Her.

To be rational is so glorious a thing, that two-legged creatures generally content themselves with the title.

It's a matter of fact that Senator Obama has spent more money on negative ads than any political campaign in history.

The dog, the rabbit and the hoop all feature in the painting, and take the place of the orrery.

That's all religion is -- some principle you believe in . . . man has accomplished far more miracles than the God he invented. What a tragedy it is to invent a God and then suffer to keep him King.