What happens in the Senate is the Republicans sink to the lowest common denominator.

One of the greatest titles in the world is parent, and one of the biggest blessings in the world is to have parents to call mom and dad.

Motorists who want to save money on gas will demand and buy more fuel-efficient vehicles. We should not limit their freedom with more government regulations.

If we become too scared to confront the chief problems of our time, there is no hope of ever solving them.

Vouchers lead to competition, not re-segregation.

Dependency encourages social problems.

We must now make clear to Lebanon that it will not benefit from U.S. assistance and support as long as it harbors this brutal terrorist and murder.

I'd like to see a Republican Party that embraces a lot of the libertarian ideas.

Many Democrats are sincere in their desire to help others.

We know from our own history that democratic institutions take decades to mature, and we know from past conflicts that freedom is not free.

I would support a devolution of power out of Washington for education, health care, transportation.

The supremacy of cerebral, manipulative thinking goes together with an atrophy of emotional life.

She had learned over time that to know anything was bearable. It was secrecy that could not be borne.

I define success as being the best, authentic me that I can be.

In a global economy where our economies and supply chains are deeply integrated, it's not even possible.

It is remarkable how many creatures live wild and free though secret in the woods.

Learning by study must be won; 'Twas ne'er entail'd from son to son.

I lived in New Mexico until I was seventeen, and honestly I've been homesick ever since I left.

Rock and roll is commitment. Rock and roll is passion and spirit.

Cargo cults fascinate me partly because Christianity itself is in many ways a cargo cult.

Music is my No. 1 passion. If you made me choose between music and food, it's definitely music.