I've gained first hand knowledge of the challenges faced by people with disabilities. It's made me understand that those of us who have full use of our physical faculties owe an enormous amount of respect and sensitivity to people who don't.

My plan after office is to get up and spend that entire first day helping my wife move into her new senatorial office.

[Alternative energy] will make us less dependent on foreign oil. It would make us more secure in our future. It would mean that our foreign policy could be a reflection of our values and our other interests, and not just that.

You should strive to find happiness every day and not believe that it comes at the end of the journey.

Our immigration policy is focussed in four areas: First, strengthening border control; second, protecting American jobs by enforcing laws against illegal immigrants at the workplace; third, deporting criminal and deportable aliens; fourth, giving assistance to states who need it, and denying illegal aliens benefits for public services or welfare.

People should really take care when they vote, and pay more attention to what people say they're going to do - instead of just how they feel about how things are going.

We need to help younger people recognize their own capacity to do good, and help them discover the rewards of generosity.