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.

We have known for many years that Saddam Hussein is seeking and developing weapons of mass destruction.

We need the breast and the brightest to- umm the best and the brightest.

The Republican program is the profit-protection program for the insurance industry It's a bill of goods, it's a bill of wrongs. Ours is a patients' bill of rights.

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

A good marriage is loving someone in a lot of different circumstances. Respect for them and their views and ideas and the life that they're leading with you. Shared values and interests. A good sense of humour. And a little volatility along the way.

It's better to send in the Peace Corps than the Marine Corps.