American Quotes

The way to Heaven is ascending; we must be content to travel uphill, though it be hard and tiresome, and contrary to the natural bias of our flesh.

Resolution One: I will live for God. Resolution Two: If no one else does, I still will.

This is America, where everything is still possible.

The president said that he would unite this country, that he was a uniter, not a divider. Have you ever seen America more divided? Have you ever seen Washington more divided?

The president of the United States actually has to be able to walk and chew gum at the same time.

The facts are the vice president's company that he was CEO of, that did business with sworn enemies of the United States, paid millions of dollars in fines for providing false financial information, it's under investigation for bribing foreign officials.

If we do the work that we can do in this country, the work that we will do when John Kerry is President, people like Christopher Reeve will get up out of that wheelchair and walk again.

I'd say if you live in the United States of America and you vote for George Bush, you've lost your mind.

I was wrong to vote for this war. Unfortunately, I'll have to live with that forever. And the lesson I learned from it is to put more faith in my own judgment.

I want to be a champion for the people I have fought for all my life - regular people.

I think an Edwards-Kerry ticket would be powerful.

I have grown up in the bright light of America.

I don't think God's through with me.

I didn't get to the Senate by accident.

I actually defeated an incumbent Republican senator who was part of the Jesse Helm's political machine in North Carolina, the result of which is I'm now the senior senator from North Carolina instead of Jesse Helms, which is a very good thing for this country.

There is so much work to be done to treat gays and lesbians and gay and lesbian couples with the respect that they're entitled to. They deserve, in my judgment, partnership benefits. They deserve to be treated fairly when it comes to adoption and immigration.

Having bought furniture for my own house, and bought furniture for our house in Washington, a furniture store seemed like a good idea, and it also played into my personal history.

Growing up in an Italian family, you use a harsh tone and 10 minutes later everybody forgets about it.

Everybody makes personal decisions that are right for them and if you're in political life, you're used to having those analyzed.

Everybody has their burdens, their grief that they carry with them.

Every parent has gone through a period when their child wasn't so happy with them.

Either you push forward with the things that you were doing yesterday or you start dying.

Concentrate on the things that matter to you.

Cancer is not a straight line. It's up and down.

By what you do, you teach your children how to respond to difficult information.

Brave people are the firemen who run into the burning building. That's brave.

Almost everybody embraces life.

A lot of sad stories in a row - that wears on you.

A lot of people have great hope, and a lot of people who have great hope live. And, some of them who have great hope die. So it's not that hope is going to save you.

I'm not praying for God to save me from cancer. I'm not. God will enlighten me when the time comes. And if I've done the right thing, I will be enlightened. And if I believe, I'll be saved. And that's all he promises me.