We reflect on what has been lost and comfort those enduring a profound grief. And somehow we know that a brighter morning will come.

When we make a pledge, we mean it. We keep our word, and what we begin, we will finish.

For me, I learned from my father that when it's over, it's over.

We will stay the course until the job is done, Steve. And the temptation is to try to get the President or somebody to put a timetable on the definition of getting the job done. We're just going to stay the course.

•“I don’t have the foggiest idea about what I think about international, foreign policy.”

We cannot blame the schools alone for the dismal decline in SAT verbal scores. When our kids come home from school do they pick up a book or do they sit glued to the tube, watching music videos? Parents, don't make the mistake of thinking your kid only learns between 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.

It's clearly a budget. It's got a lot of numbers in it.