We need to fight the plague of the uninsured the way we have fought other threats to our way of life and our basic values.

We cannot and will not ban the creation of violent video games. But, we can prevent the distribution of these disturbing games to children, where their effects can be negative

I will vote my hopes and not my fears

As all of us with any involvement in sports knows, no two umpires or no two referees have the same strike zone or call the same kind of a basketball game

Bankruptcy is a serious decision that people have to make.

Before we decide to trust you with this power, we ask you to stand before the public and explain your views. Justice may be blind, but it should not be deaf.

Even as we pour hundreds of billions of dollars into our efforts in the Middle East, there is much that needs to be done to win the war of ideas in the Muslim world and beyond

We need to take steps to strengthen and mend Social Security so that its promise of a secure retirement is just as real for seniors in the future as it is today.

The judicial branch has, in its finest hours, stood firmly on the side of individuals against those who would trample their rights.

A nominee [to Supreme Court] must possess the competence, character and temperament to serve on the bench.

As the guardian of our rights, the Supreme Court makes decisions every year which either protect the individual or leave him at the mercy of more powerful forces in our society.

God did not create you to be alone. He deposited skills, knowledge, and talents in someone out there who is expected to mentor you, teach you and encourage you to go high. Go, get a mentor!

Whenever a man does a thoroughly stupid thing, it is always from the noblest motives.

I am not absent-minded. It is the presence of mind that makes me unaware of everything else.

We are the natural nurturers of the Earth Mother. The Earth Mother needs our help, she needs our prayers. We need to educate the women of the world that prayer works.

I can not sing the old songs now! It is not that I deem them low, 'Tis that I can't remember how They go.

The body shuts down when it has too much to bear; goes its own way quietly inside, waiting for a better time, leaving you numb and half alive.

Our devil has pale skin and blue eyes

I don't feel I have to defend myself for being English or for being Irish, because, in a way, I don't feel either. And, in another way, of course, I'm both.

There are two things you can't argue in film: comedy and eroticism. If something doesn't make you laugh, no one can tell you why it's funny, and it's difficult to reason someone out of an erection.

If I had a defense like Hal Mumme has, I would be trying them on every kickoff.