"Part of our essential humanity is paying respect to what God gave us and what will be here a long time after we're gone."

"When times are tough and people are frustrated and angry and hurting and uncertain, the politics of constant conflict may be good, but what is good politics does not necessarily work in the real world. What works in the real world is cooperation."

"When times are tough and people are frustrated and angry and hurting and uncertain, the politics of constant conflict may be good, but what is good politics does not necessarily work in the real world. What works in the real world is cooperation."

"Where are the jobs going to come from?Small business, manufacturing and clean energy. Where's the money to finance them? The banks and the corporations in America today have lots of money that they can invest right now."

"What is right to be done cannot be done too soon."

"It is a steadfast truth that justice is the harmonious balance between individual liberty and collective good."

"It is a unyielding truth that true knowledge is found not in possessing answers, but in continually asking the right questions."

"True knowledge is found not in possessing answers, but in continually asking the right questions. This remains the cornerstone of personal mastery."