Voters must have faith in the electoral process for our democracy to succeed.

Right and wrong becomes more difficult for each of us as we grow older, because the older we get the more we know personally about our own human frailties.

Stopping crime before it occurs is the most effective crime fighting tool of all.

Improving our national intelligence capabilities should remain a top priority and a continual process.

A common misconception is that the costs of health care are cheaper in rural America, when in fact the reality is that they are more expensive and more difficult to access.

I am not normally a betting person, but I say that putting your money on the American people is about as close to a sure bet as you are going to get.

It's not my job to dream your dreams. It's my job to make your dreams become a reality.

It certainly makes no sense to enact more laws if we cannot, or do not, enforce the ones we have.

We still have tremendous work ahead of us to ensure that women have equal opportunities in the workplace and in our society.

Unless we make education a priority, an entire generation of Americans could miss out on the American dream.

Now, I do come from a part of the country where the people say that the only thing in the middle of the road is a yellow line or roadkill.

Only the bold dare to try.

she said, these dead petals, honey, brought me here

What I respect in people more than anything is work ethic. And Justin Timberlake's got that. He works his tail off, and he knows his stuff.

Because there are so many shows on and because I've been so hands-on - I've had a piece on almost every single week - I don't know how to cut back on that. You really can't.

When people ask me how is it I was a musician, I facetiously say that I'm a firm believer in reincarnation and in a previous life I was Johann Sebastian Bach's guide dog.

It is often necessary to make a decision on the basis of knowledge sufficient for action but insufficient to satisfy the intellect.

I learn so much from watching films like that with commentary and then when you get to hear another filmmaker talk about their films it's a really great experience.

I had a picture-perfect childhood. My parents were like June and Ward Cleaver; there was nothing dysfunctional about them.

He almost told her everything right then, that very moment. But you grab a moment, or you let it pass. He let it pass.

When you buy a gallon of gas, over 60 percent of the energy you pay for goes out the radiator in the form of waste heat? That's why you have a radiator in your car in the first place.