I am the only British writer who writes in Spanish.

Puns are a form of humor with words.

If we are to succeed, we must recognize that the community redevelopment is not solely the rehabilitation of housing, or putting a mall in the business strips.

I’ve spent the last year listening to Americans, and the state of the union that George W. Bush lives in is very different from the state that most hardworking Americans are living in.

Well, usually when you talk about a mandate, you’re talking about an overwhelming win. I don’t think by any measurement the 2004 election was an overwhelming win.

We’ve outpaced Japan and Europe in creating new jobs, but there’s major competition from India and China. It’s not enough to make income tax cuts permanent.

In the restaurant business, you never want to have enemies, whereas it seems that many politicians judge their success by how high their enemies are and whether they can show that they can hold their...

If you really want something you just hang with it. We think our future’s ahead and not behind.

As I think all Americans understand on both sides of the aisle, the Social Security system as it is structured today is a pay-as-you-go system.

And yet, if we don’t, first and foremost, act responsibly with the national tax dollars that we have, we can’t properly address those regional priorities that we would like to.

In fact, many nations currently refuse to support embryonic stem cell research of any kind.

I thank God tonight for freedom – those who bought and paid for it with their lives in the past – those who will protect it in the present and defend it in the future.

I have been working closely with local officials to promote the valuable contributions of the plant to the nation, the state, and the local community.

I’m an average person.

The way that I got involved with microtonal music was, frankly, through jazz.

Second, marriage is an issue that our Founding Fathers wisely left to the states.

I’m a compassionate conservative.

Are the Native Hawaiians going to be able to control their own land and their own money? When the land was seen as worthless, nobody gave a damn.

Products made in China are cheap through the exploitation of the workforce. Every time we shop, we are driving the nail further into the coffin of American manufacturing jobs.

I urge calm and sensitivity to the fundamental civil liberties of our country.

I do not think we are ever going to be able to, for a long time, get the kind of quality of school personnel that we need in our schools, especially in the areas of...

For Members of Congress, we are saying here on the Democratic side of the aisle we are not going to vote for another pay increase for Members of Congress until the American people get an...

Our nationwide hearings made it clear that Americans considered border security a matter of national security and this bill reflects that fact.

A government operates and acts differently than a company. So all we want to do is get some transparency here and then determine if the deal should go forward.

My father’s generation gave to my generation a land of wealth and purpose and world economic dominance.

Legislation to create a new 10 percent tax bracket, reduce the marriage penalty, cut the tax rate on dividends and capital gains, and increase the child tax credit have been essential elements in this economic...

We should always strive for the best way to raise children and that’s to have a mother and father in the home. Not two men or two women.

Quality, affordable housing is a key element of a strong and secure Iowa.

He needs to appear more presidential. While his warm friendly manner has served him well, he does not have any of the aura of being President.

This ability to have reliable sources of energy and a reliable transmission of energy here in North America is critical for both of us and for Mexico as we want to keep our economies growing.

A newspaper is the lowest thing there is.

I always thought a very strong anti-drug policy was a good thing for my union members.

My sense is that, when you look at what people such as former Post reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein have said over the years, you don’t go with a story unless you have two...

Has President Bush exceeded his constitutional authority or acted illegally in authorizing wiretaps without a warrant? Benjamin Franklin would not have thought so.

Pre-teens, teens and college students have unlimited access to the Internet – 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Because of the repeated exposure they have to illegal Internet gambling sites, they fall victim...

When we criticize in Iran the actions of the government, the fundamentalists say that we and the Bush Administration are in the same camp. The funny thing is that human rights activists and Mr. Bush...

The confirmation of full and final IRA weapons decommissioning will have a swift and dramatic impact on the Northern Ireland peace process.

The national unity government will need to implement a program that brings all Iraqis together, builds a happy future for the people of Iraq, and gets Iraq to stand on its own feet.

People can expect to see a lot of me – I’m not too proud to stand on corners and hold my campaign signs.

Public office is supposed to be a public trust. This is a clear sign of the rampant corruption at the highest levels of the Republican leadership.

We need to make a greater investment in human intelligence.

If a man carries his horse out of a slave State into a free one, be does not lose his property interest in him; but if he carries his slave into a free State, the...

Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan and the war on terrorism have reduced the pace of military transformation and have revealed our lack of preparation for defensive and stability operations. This Administration has overextended our military.

It is the solemn obligation of a leader always to be a leader. Even when – perhaps especially when – you don’t feel like being a leader.

Before this learning experience, I had assumed that with regard to programs that sought to help people out of poverty, the political world was essentially divided into two camps: conservatives who opposed these for a...

It is like living in a wilderness of mirrors. No fact goes unchallenged.

Our military should spare no expense to ensure the safety of our troops, particularly as they confront a hostile insurgency and roadside bombs throughout Iraq.

I was the Secretary of State of New Jersey in November 2000. I paid careful attention to the challenges that stemmed from inadequate voting systems in various places.

There is a sign that hangs on my wall that says, ‘What is it you want me to do to somebody else that is more important than what you want me to do for you?’

In a neighborhood, as in life, a clean bandage is much, much better than a raw or festering wound.