We owe it to each other - and to our children and grandchildren - to leave our planet in a better state than when we found it.

Firefighters are indispensable foot soldiers here at home.

I intend to fight to ensure that Connecticut workers have a level playing field when competing for jobs.

Pell Grants are, and have been, critically important tools in making higher education a possibility for lower- and middle-income students.

We learned that economic growth and environmental protection can and should go hand in hand.

It's easy for Americans to forget that the food they eat doesn't magically appear on a supermarket shelf.

All Americans should have access to quality, affordable health care.

Our military should spare no expense to ensure the safety of our troops, particularly as they confront a hostile insurgency and roadside bombs throughout Iraq.

Our children are our greatest resource and Head Start grants help them reach their full potential.

America's highways, roads, bridges, are an indispensable part of our lives. They link one end of our nation to the other. We use them each and every day, for every conceivable purpose.

Entrenched bureaucracies are always opposed to fundamental changes.

Man (human life form) is a 'second-hand' quality of the absolute supreme Self (Parmatma, Lord). Man is close to the Lord [absolute supreme Self].

I grew up in a very large family in a very small house. I never slept alone until after I was married.

Immoral" is the judgment of the stalled ox on the gamboling lamb.

I'm the last person to ask 'what do you remember' from a particular time period... I like to learn from the past... not 'live' in it.

So I said I wanted you to stay, even though nothing could stay the same.

I've got a hectic schedule, but I wouldn't have my life any other way.

Mythology is a really beautiful vocabulary passed down through centuries that helps us understand the perennial parts of our nature.

The Masters is one of golf's greatest traditions and Augusta is one of the best courses in the world. They are synonymous. It's an event that every golfer, and golf fan, looks forward to.

What are memories but dreams of a better past.

I tend to the wound so often, it never heals.