“Im not averse to helping Wall Street when it helps Main Street.”

A democratic and stable Iraq and Afghanistan are essential to our broader efforts to make no place safe for terrorists and to win the War on Terrorism.

Amending the U.S. Constitution, the document most sacred to those who love freedom and liberty, is a delicate endeavor and should be done only on the basis of the most clear and convincing evidence that a proposed amendment is necessary.

I certainly want campaign finance reform. I just wish this would do it in a way that would stand up to a constitutional challenge.

When it comes to making decisions, I will come down on the side of Nebraska every time. If I have to choose between the White House and the farmhouse, I choose the farmhouse.

I look at ANWR (Artic National Wildlife Refuge) as a poison pill in the energy bill.

Anytime the president visits Nebraska its good for Nebraska.

Somewhere along the line common sense should prevail,.

For many Americans, including many who are employed, going to the doctor when they fall ill or become injured may not be an option because of the absence of health insurance.

We can take full comfort in realizing the continuing strength of our nation. Americas lands remain radiantly rich with diversity, and freedom still reigns.

What does it mean to be an American? While each of us may have our own specific answer to that question, we likely can agree on the basic principles of America: freedom, equal opportunity, and rights accompanied by responsibilities.

Our first responders risk their lives to help others. The least we can do is make sure they have the resources they need to do their jobs.

We cannot erase what has been done. We can apologize for it. We can express our outrage. We can say to the American people and to the people of the world, this is not our way and we do not condone it, but we cannot change it and we cannot erase it.

I would love to get great performances from actors as a director, because that’s what I’m always looking for, a director that’s going to help me go places I’ve never been before.

The art of being helpful is behaving as if everything we do matters – because we never know which things might.

Helping begins with listening.

Self-deprecation is not an answer to keeping one’s balance. I think that it’s very damaging.

When people help one another in sin and transgression, they finish by hating each other.

We can help others in the world more by making the most of yourself than in any other way.

The question before the advanced nations is not whether they can afford to help the developing nations, but whether they can afford not to do so.

Don’t criticize them; they are just what we would be under similar circumstances.