Our troops are the best in the world. I have absolute confidence in the ability of the troops who are here, or additional troops, to do their part.

I like what I read, I find it intellectually engaging and I don't really have that much time, so I gotta make every bit count. I read magazines and stuff like that, but if I'm going to read a book, I want to come out smarter. It's not to escape, it's to learn.

You never let a serious crisis go to waste. And what I mean by that: it’s an opportunity to do things you think you could not do before.

Nearly losing my life made me want to live my life.

You may say I may be unfit to be mayor. But you can never say I'm an unfit mayor.

The fact is, Bush's war policy has failed. It's failed! Who better to say so than Jack Murtha?

Take your f***ing tampon out and tell me what you have to say.