My father enabled me to really believe in myself. And yet I've heard very similar stories - from many, many people. It's the way he approached his life. The way he approached his life - he was the eternal optimist. He was the most optimistic person that I've ever known. Even in the face of this diagnosis with cancer, he was filled with optimism about what he could do and what he could accomplish.

Make no mistake about it! There is an organized movement against organized labor and it's called the Bush Administration.

Individual faults and frailties are no excuse to give in - and no exemption from the common obligation to give of ourselves.

Never listen to a phone call that isn't meant for you. Never read a letter that isn't meant for you. Never pay attention to a comment that isn't meant for you. Never violate people's privacy. You will save yourself a lot of anguish.

Health care is a right, not a privilege.

I hope for an America where no president, no public official, no individual will ever be deemed a greater or lesser American because of religious doubt - or religious belief.

We know the future will outlast all of us, but I believe that all of us will live on in the future we made.