We have to be able to restore democracy in a way that convinces everybody that their human rights will be respected.

I'm glad to have you here in the Nation's Capital.

Deep down inside I wanted to say it the way I was thinking it, which was, 'So, help me, God.'

I have the sort of relationship with them which I really respect and which I hope the Members of Congress here will take to heart.

Now abideth faith, hope, and love, but the greatest of these is love.

We need faith as a source of strength.

I think we can do it if all the American people, again without regard to party, agree generally on the goal.

I've been working hard for the last 2 weeks to try to be worthy of the trust of the voters of this country.

We need our faith as a source of challenge because if we read the Scriptures carefully, it teaches us that all of us must try to live by what we believe.

We need our faith as a source of hope because it teaches us that each of us is capable of redemption and, therefore, that progress is possible—not perfection.

It can slip away all too easily.

The United States, together with our Russian cosponsor, played a critical role in launching these negotiations.

We cannot impose a solution on the Middle East.

These amendments would reduce the family and medical leave guarantees available to otherwise eligible employees.

I want people to have to deal with new problems.

I have declared a major disaster under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act for the State of California.

I want to pass a good bill.

Budgets are not about numbers; they're about people.