A government is invigorated when each of us is willing to participate in shaping the future of this nation.

Let us heed the voice of the people and recognize their common sense. If we do not, we not only blaspheme our political heritage, we ignore the common ties that bind all Americans.

There is no obstacle in the path of young people who are poor or members of minority groups that hard work and preparation cannot cure.

Just remember the world is not a playground but a schoolroom. Life is not a holiday but an education. One eternal lesson for us all: to teach us how better we should love.

We must have an economy that does not force the migrant worker's child to miss school in order to earn...just so the family can eat. That is the moral bankruptcy that trickle-down economics is all about.

If youre going to play the game properly, youd better know every rule.

We, as human beings, must be willing to accept people who are different from ourselves.