We must vote for hope, vote for life, vote for a brighter future for all of our loved ones.

The problem is, is that President Bush and the Republican leadership in the Congress have resisted attempts to increase dramatically our fuel economy standards over the last five years.

In Uzbekistan, hundreds of protesters were recently killed under the corrupt regime of President Karimov in what human rights groups are calling a massacre.

Education is not only a ladder of opportunity, but it is also an investment in our future.

Although children are only 24 percent of the population, they're 100 percent of our future and we cannot afford to provide any child with a substandard education.

Our nation's security, economy, and place on the world stage depends on the success our educational system.

People really feel that, when they go to the gas pump now, that the oil cartel is holding them by the legs and tipping them upside down and shaking money out of their pockets.

The Christians had a better chance against the lions than the American consumer has against the OPEC cartel

Detroit is saying that the hydrogen vehicle is the vehicle of the future. But it's 15 years from now.

Last year in a historic move, the state of New York passed the very first cigarette fire safety standard.

The Brown decision promised that every child, regardless of the color of his or her skin, would have unequivocal access to quality education and an equal opportunity to pursue his/her dreams

We need to defend the interests of those whom we've never met and never will.

A woman is like an egg salad sandwich on a hot Texas day.

What is the purpose of my life, is it doesn't have to do with learning to let go?

At the moment of death I hope to be surprised.

To aspiring writers, I say : Don't give up. Storytelling has been an integral part of the human condition since the beginning of time. Don't let anyone tell you your dreams don't have value. They do.

I'm not trying to be sexy. It's just my way of expressing myself when I move around.

Simply by performing good actions and thinking good thoughts you will not attain enlightenment. It takes something more.

Cities never flourish alone. They have to be trading with other cities.

I remember when I met Picabo Street, you know, how in awe I was of her and how much she inspired me, and I really hope to be that for young kids.

Everything terrible is something that needs our love.