The smartest thing we can do to create high-wage jobs and grow our economy is to keep our focus on education.

We're a superpower with a third world grid.

Raising a family is difficult enough. But it's even more difficult for single parents struggling to make ends meet. They don't need more obstacles. They need more opportunities.

Natural gas is the future. It is here.

Recognizing and preventing men's health problems is not just a man's issue. Because of its impact on wives, mothers, daughters, and sisters, men's health is truly a family issue.

I choose bold. I choose action. I choose what's right for the people. I choose to make a difference.

Ignorance has always been the weapon of tyrants; enlightenment the salvation of the free.

We cannot accomplish all that we need to do without working together.

"Novels and gardens," she says. "I like to move from plot to plot."

You have a 12-foot fence. You know what'll happen? Thirteen foot ladders.

I'm not a big believer in doing things unilaterally. I'm a big believer in opening up a dialogue and figuring out how we can make something work for all people.

The Christian shoemaker does his duty not by putting little crosses on the shoes, but by making good shoes, because God is interested in good craftsmanship.

A federal judge did as he was supposed to do and upheld the Constitution. We should be thankful that we have judiciary that will do that.

Life is short, and it is up to you to make it sweet.

And I find - I'm 63, and my capacity to be by myself and just spend time by myself hasn't diminished any. That's the necessary part of being a writer, you better like being alone.

One religion after another has accepted and perpetuated man's original mistake in making a private servant of the mother of the race.

The Christian fear of the pagan outlook has damaged the whole consciousness of man.

When I first came to the United States in 1956 I fell in love with things - mainly the vitality and the freedoms.

You have to count on living every single day in a way you believe will make you feel good about your life - so that if it were over tomorrow, you'd be content with yourself.

I want people to laugh and cry, not just sit and stare at the TV.

You cannot live with guilt.