Nearly every problem has been solved by someone, somewhere. The challenge of the 21st century is to find out what works and scale it up.

Sincerity? I can fake that.

The purpose of politics is to give people tools to make the most of their lives.

Our new immigrants must be part of our one America. After all, they're revitalizing our cities, they're energizing our culture, they're building up our economy. We have a responsibility to make them welcome here, and they have a responsibility to enter the mainstream of American life. That means learning English and learning about our democratic system of government. There are now long waiting lines of immigrants that are trying to do just that. Therefore, our budget significantly expands our efforts to help them meet their responsibility. I hope you will support it.

Just because you can't do everything, it doesn't mean you shouldn't do what you can.

Supporters of capital punishment bear a special responsibility to ensure the fairness of this irreversible punishment.

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