Surely the United States Senate is big enough to take self-criticism and self-appraisal. Surely we should be able to take the same kind of character attacks that we "dish out" to outsiders.

My basic rule is to speak slowly and simply so that my audience has an opportunity to follow and think about what I am saying.

Public service must be more than doing a job efficiently and honestly. It must be a complete dedication to the people and to the nation.

As an American, I want to see our nation recapture the strength and unity it once had when we fought the enemy instead of ourselves.

Surely the United States Senate is big enough to take self-criticism and self-appraisal. Surely we should be able to take the same kind of character attacks that we "dish out" to outsiders.

When people keep telling you that you can't do a thing, you kind of like to try it.

I always try to think before I talk.