"I doubt that Congress would pass on the opportunity to make sure that our children were safe from terrorists."

“Yet I will look upon thy face again, My own romantic Bronx, and it will be A face more pleasant than the face of men. Thy waves are old companions, I shall see A well remembered form in each old tree And hear a voice long loved in thy wild minstrelsy.”

Source : Joseph Rodman Drake (1835). “The Culprit Fay: And Other Poems”, p.77

“Love was something different. Love was pure delight, a fountain of emotions, sensual delights, and enjoying spending time together.”

“Everything is generated through your own will power. You don't have to do anything you don't want to do. This is a democracy. You go where you want to go and do what you want to do.”

“There is a difference between conceit and confidence.”

“The only answer that has any chance against against the information saturation kids face these days is to talk openly with kids, early enough and often enough and unflinchingly enough that you set the precedent of being the safe place they can go to ask their difficult questions. It has to happen starting when they're 2 or 3, and they ask you where babies come from and instead of freaking out and deflecting, you give facts commensurate with their ability to understand.”

Source : Source: live.washingtonpost.com

“I urge Governments to considerably reduce funds allocated to the military, not only as a disarmament issue, but also as a potential contributor to social and environmental protection and call for the holding of referenda on this issue worldwide.”

“When is a crisis reached? When questions arise that can't be answered.”

“Sometimes it's worse to win a fight than to lose.”

Source : Billie Holiday, William Dufty (1956). “Lady sings the blues”