What we have in the United States is not so much a health-care system as a disease-care system.

I get up very early in the morning. I enjoy the quietness, the stillness, the rawness in the winter and fall. It's a special time.

As a society, we've learned that we're all better off when everyone is included in the opportunities of this great nation.

The work goes on, the cause endures, the hope still lives, and the dream shall never die.

The Constitution does not just protect those whose views we share; it also protects those with whose views we disagree.

What divides us pales in comparison to what unites us.

Integrity is the lifeblood of democracy. Deceit is a poison in its veins.

Do we operate under a system of equal justice under law? Or is there one system for the average citizen and another for the high and mighty?

For me, a few hours ago, this campaign came to an end. For all those whose cares have been our concern, the work goes on, the cause endures, the hope still lives and the dream shall never die.

We were taught never to give up, never to passively accept fate, but to exhaust every last ounce of will and hope in the face of any challenge.

It's disgraceful that year after year, Congress has bowed to the tobacco lobby and refused to act.

France, stop throwing awards at me! I have so many already, give them to people who need them.

A life of short duration...could be so rich in joy and love that it could contain more meaning than a life lasting eighty years.

You never monkey with the truth.

When you work in a different language you are not so attached to the words.

Plenty of people are raised Catholic and then aren't Catholic anymore, like any religion.

Not without a shudder may the human hand reach into the mysterious urn of destiny.

Hope is never silent.

Hate is more interesting than love.

When the mind is allowed to relax, inspiration often follows.

People try constantly to use me and I hate it.