There are a lot of stats and a strong correlation between dropout rates and crime as well as poverty.

High school dropout rates nationally - Not enough is being done on this issue.

Ill never forget Hurricane Katrina - the mix of a natural and a man-made catastrophe that resulted in the death of over 1,500 of our neighbors. Millions of folks were marked by the tragedy.

Leaving American disaster victims to languish is morally reprehensible and un-American.

Keeping our kids engaged and in school must become a national priority.

Ive introduced eight bills to fight for support for our small businesses and ensure we get funding to rebuild public housing - among other things.

I'll never forget Hurricane Katrina - the mix of a natural and a man-made catastrophe that resulted in the death of over 1, 500 of our neighbors. Millions of folks were marked by the tragedy.

Music is the literature of the heart

Life has simply decided to open the floodgates, trying to drown me in a whirlwind of twists and turns.

I don't get my inspiration from books or a painting. I get it from the women I meet.

I'm using the afterlife as a backdrop against which to explore the joys and complexities of being human - it turns out that it's a great lens with which to understand what matters to us.

I'm tired of dreaming. I'm into doing at the moment. It's, like, let's only have goals that we can go after.

He found himself wondering at times, especially in the autumn, about the wild lands, and strange visions of mountains that he had never seen came into his dreams.

Inspiration? - a hoax fabricated by poets for their self-importance.

If Bono left, we could carry on. If I left, we'd be screwed.

I don't care about politicians.

I had always wanted to lend my voice to a character. I did a voice for this video game, called 'Fallout 3,' and that was really fun.