Carl Levin

Even top caliber hospitals cannot escape medical mistakes that sometimes result in irreparable damage to patients.

We have a hope of succeeding if we learn from our past mistakes and pull together to make the hard choices.

The terrorist attacks of September 11th and the courageous actions of our armed forces in Afghanistan and Iraq remind us that friends of tyranny and enemies of freedom still exist.

I've never gotten thick skin. If you close yourself off and you get this protective armor, there is a price you pay with that - of not feeling. And feeling is important when you are a songwriter.

I've conducted an experiment on my kids. Instead of denying them access to media, I've encouraged it. They read comic books, play Nintendo and watch way too much TV.

Buddha means awareness, the awareness of body and mind that prevents evil from arising in either.