We as a people, as a state, and as a community, have too much promise, too much potential, and too much at stake to go any other way than forward. We are too strong in our hearts, too innovative in our minds, and too firm in our beliefs to retreat from our goals.

Ignorance has always been the weapon of tyrants; enlightenment the salvation of the free.

Few needs are more pressing, or more deserving of our attention, than taking care of the men and women of the U.S. armed forces.

Recognizing and preventing men's health problems is not just a man's issue. Because of its impact on wives, mothers, daughters, and sisters, men's health is truly a family issue.

When did "sentimental" become a pejorative barb? I do not at all share the notion that a piece of music, or a poem, or a film that bypasses the brain and aims straight for the heart . . . should automatically be heaped with scorn. I think it is symptomatic of a sad and dangerous impoverishment of spirit.

I choose bold. I choose action. I choose what's right for the people. I choose to make a difference.

The United States is for a two-state solution. The United States wants to see the Israelis and Palestinians come together.