I had a cockroach in my hospital room. At the Malone House where my mother was staying as she was helping to take care of me, you know, I saw mice in their cafeteria. I didn't eat there. I wouldn't.

I feel that the conditions at Walter Reed are a reflection of the complete lack of planning for the war, and the lack of planning for this war lasting as long as it has.

We've still got a lot of economic rights that have to be dealt with.

They battled for America's soul, that shed blood, that endured taunts and torment, and in some cases gave the full measure of their devotion.

If you want to change the world, the change has to happen with you first.

There is an empathy gap. There is a gap in terms of sympathizing for the folks in New Orleans.

We are in the presence today of a lot of Moseses. We're in the presence today of giants whose shoulders we stand on.

It is because they marched that I stand before you here today.

Materialism alone will not fulfill the possibilities of your existence.

I stand on the shoulders of giants.

Better is not good enough. Until we have absolute equality in this country, we must continue to work.

The principles of equality that were set forth and were battled for have to be fought each and every day.

We must also preserve our total commitment to our unique defense relationship with Israel by fully funding military assistance and continuing work on the Arrow and related missile defense programs.

The time has come for us to seize those opportunities.

Our job is to do more than lay out another road map; our job is to rebuild the road to real peace and lasting security throughout the region.

As the U.S. redeploys from Iraq, we can recapture lost influence in the Middle East.

History has a terrible way of repeating itself.

I opposed this war from the beginning - in part because I believed that giving this President the open-ended authority to invade Iraq would lead to the open-ended occupation we find ourselves in today.