One of the big mistakes Republicans made with the Contract with America is that they tried to do too much too fast, and people revolted against it.

Life is the division of human cells, a process which begins at conception.

I share the administration's goals in dealing with Iraq and its weapons of mass destruction.

In every issue there are winners are losers, and the losers are plenty.

In every issue there are winners are losers, and the losers are plenty. But they have to be willing to grudgingly accept the result. That's the genius of our democracy.

I think when everything is finally considered, I'll have a lot of support -- strong support -- not only from labor unions but from working people.

America is a great country. We are so wealthy. But our one remaining challenge is to fulfill the potential of all our people. And the only way we can do that is to try to bring everybody together to a higher place.