We also very importantly recommend continued growth in the Army and the Marine Corps end strength.

Throughout the history of our young nation, we have seen our military go bravely into battle, armed with courage and willing to make the ultimate sacrifice.

We have already seen evidence that, notwithstanding the addition of substantial resources, we are experiencing great stress in recruiting and not inconsequential retention problems.

As long as we're dependent on those fossil fuels, we're dependent on the Middle East. If we are not victims, we're certainly captives.

Americans have an expectation that the Postal Service will abide by its well-known, although unofficial, motto - a commitment to deliver.

As America celebrates Memorial Day, we pay tribute to those who have given their lives in our nation's wars.

We are particularly interested in the mental health programs and policies that support our troops and their families before, during, and after deployment to Iraq and Afghanistan.

Since far fewer people are recruited to serve in a voluntary military, the connection between America and its military is increasingly tenuous and less personal.

Aquatic invasive species are destroying the environment, damaging fisheries, and costing American taxpayers billions of dollars annually.

In the Armed Services Committee, we endeavored to put forth proposals that would help alleviate some of that stress, both for the troops and for their families.

One only has to look at the performance of the economy to understand how it shapes the perspective of America's youth about military service.

Brahman is the ultimate reality

When the winds of life are pushing you back, THAT'S when you push forward the hardest.

I wish If you stayed much longer !

A conscience is that still small voice that people won't listen to.

You see, my ambition was not to confound the engineering world but simply to create a beautiful piece of art.

The studio part, to me, can be pretty laborious. You're inside for hours on end and can be pretty frustrating to get the sound you hear in your head to come out of those speakers.

The good is the greatest rival of the best.

Then all that is needed is a little daring, and his two lives become one.

So it's the greatest compliment in the world when people want to hear you sing. That means it feels good to them, so I keep doing it.

Reform, that we may preserve.