All Quotes

Mr. Speaker, from hurricanes and floods in Latin America to earthquakes in Asia, natural disasters are increasingly becoming a regular feature of life for large numbers of people around the globe.
‐‐ Earl Blumenauer

Mr. Speaker, genocide is the most potent of all crimes against humanity because it is an effort to systematically wipe out a people and a culture as well as individual lives.
‐‐ Jerry Costello

Mr. Speaker, high natural gas prices and the summer spike in gasoline prices serve as a stark reminder that the path to energy independence is a long and arduous one.
‐‐ Judy Biggert

Mr. Speaker, I agree with those who say that the Global War on Terrorism is actually a Global War of Ideas and that terrorism is one of the tactics used in that War.
‐‐ Mac Thornberry

Mr. Speaker, I am deeply concerned that many regions of this world are suffering from the effects of armed conflicts with religious aspects. I believe that the differences of faith are not the real reason for these conflicts.
‐‐ Alcee Hastings

Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of the definition of a marriage as between one man and one woman.
‐‐ Randy Neugebauer

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the Peace Corps as it reached its 45th anniversary on March 1, 2006.
‐‐ Solomon Ortiz

Mr Speaker, I smell a rat; I see him forming in the air and darkening the sky; but I will nip him in the bud.
‐‐ Boyle Roche

Mr. Speaker, in seeking to return to the United Nations, the Republic of China on Taiwan will once again ask diplomatic allies to present its case before the United Nations this fall.
‐‐ Nick Lampson

Mr. Speaker, in the years since we enacted our attack against Iraq, the threat from Iran has only grown more difficult, and our capacity to meet that threat actually has diminished. It is one of the reasons many of us opposed that action against Iraq.
‐‐ Earl Blumenauer

Mr. Speaker, less than 10 percent of our Nation's children walk or ride their bicycles to school, and too many schools continue to invite fast-food vendors into their cafeterias.
‐‐ Lois Capps

Mr. Speaker, on September 11, 2001, the United States was attacked, and Britain stood with us. This was not only an attack against America, but against the civilized world; and Britain understood this.
‐‐ Vito Fossella

Mr. Speaker, our Nation depends on immigrants' labor, and I hope we can create an immigration system as dependable as they are.
‐‐ Luis Gutierrez

Mr. Speaker, our Nation must no longer be complacent about underage drinking and its alarming consequences. We must bring this national public health crisis out of the shadow and into the bright light of a national priority.
‐‐ Lucille Roybal-Allard

Mr. Speaker, the Delaware River deepening project is important for my constituents, for our region and for the entire nation. I trust that, when they examine the facts about it, every one of my colleagues will join me in supporting it.
‐‐ Robert Brady

Mr. Speaker, the fact of the matter is that the Ten Commandments are a historical document that contains moral, ethical, and legal truisms that any person of any religion or even an atheist can recognize and appreciate.
‐‐ Cliff Stearns

Mr. Speaker, the goal of stem cell research should be to help our fellow human beings. The debate on this issue has, unfortunately, moved into dangerous unethical territory when perfectly moral alternatives exist.
‐‐ Jim Ryun

Mr. Speaker, the scientific evidence is overwhelming that embryonic stem cells have great potential to regenerate specific types of human tissues, offering hope for millions of Americans suffering from debilitating diseases.
‐‐ Jim Ramstad

Mr. Speaker, the time for an increase in the minimum wage has not just arrived; it is long overdue.
‐‐ Sherwood Boehlert

Mr. Speaker, we are a blessed Nation. We have not suffered another attack on our soil since September 11, and we are grateful. We have killed or captured dozens of members of al Qaeda and the Taliban. Our military and intelligence forces are working both hard and smart.
‐‐ Marsha Blackburn

Mr. Speaker, we have reached a point in history where some have forgotten that it is the family, not the government, that is the fundamental building block of our society.
‐‐ Jim Ryun

Mr. Steven Bochco is a very wise man. After a many-monthed nationwide search to find a precocious teenage doctor, he hired me.
‐‐ Neil Patrick Harris

Mr. Tennyson has said that more things are wrought by prayer than this world dreams of, but he wisely refrains from saying whether they are good or bad things.
‐‐ Samuel Butler

Mr Tony Hopkins says he's willing to do it if he likes the script.
‐‐ Dino De Laurentiis

Mr. Truman studiously avoided giving power to his White House staff that has been characteristic of recent administrations. Staff people in the White House, with no responsibility but incredible authority is one of the reasons we're now in so much trouble.
‐‐ Stuart Symington

Mr. Trump fights back. He doesn't fight back with one retort. He continuously reminds people.
‐‐ Corey Lewandowski

Mr. Trump has evolved to the point where he understands that a grass-roots strategy must be supplemented with paid advertising to be able to combat the negative ads that will run against him - and he is prepared or preparing to spend what it takes to make sure his message gets to the voters.
‐‐ Corey Lewandowski

Mr. Trump has said that he wants a vice president who knows Washington, is able to deal with the Congress, and could be viewed as somebody who could be president.
‐‐ Paul Manafort

Mr. Trump is actually going to accomplish something, and that's why Mr. Trump's campaign has caught on like wildfire across the country and we see these huge crowds that come out.
‐‐ Corey Lewandowski

Mr. Trump is proud to pay a lower tax rate, the lowest tax rate possible. He fights for every single dollar. That's the mindset you want to bring to the government.
‐‐ Corey Lewandowski

Mr. Trump is unifying the party, and I applaud him for that.
‐‐ Paul Nehlen

Mr. Trump needs to show how he will address the critical issues on the minds of Americans: national security and economic opportunity for hardworking American families. Americans need to see more vision and less trash talk.
‐‐ Bill Flores

Mr. Trump of course feels sorry for what the Khan family has gone through, just, frankly, as he felt sorry for the victims that spoke before the Republican Convention who lost loved ones from illegal immigrant criminals coming in and being able to travel the country freely.
‐‐ Paul Manafort

Mr. Trump's position has been clear from the beginning: He's under audit. When the audit is completed, he'll release his returns.
‐‐ Paul Manafort

Mr. Trump speaks for Mr. Trump, and his tweets speak for themselves. And he's very clear about what those tweets say.
‐‐ Corey Lewandowski

Mr. Trump would need someone to help govern in Washington, D.C. When a complete outsider is picked to lead the ticket, it makes sense to have someone with government experience on it.
‐‐ Corey Lewandowski

Mr. Tyler acquired Texas by voluntary compact, and Mr. Polk California and New Mexico by successful war.
‐‐ Robert Toombs

Mr. Van Buren, your friends may be leaving you but my friends never leave me.
‐‐ Andrew Jackson

Mr. Wagner has beautiful moments but bad quarters of an hour.
‐‐ Gioachino Rossini

Mr. Ware has no right to discharge any of his laborers on account of their political opinion.
‐‐ Charles E. Merrill

Mr. Wrigley believed in this: Put all your eggs in one basket and watch the basket. They don't do that today. This is the old-fashioned way I'm talking about. He carried it on to his business. Do one thing and stay with it.
‐‐ Ernie Banks

Mrs. Ari's style on 'Entourage' is so fabulous. Gucci is a go-to for her because every season there is something fun, but there's also something classic.
‐‐ Perrey Reeves

'Mrs. Doubtfire' is still a fun movie, and it's still fun to watch, but it is hard to watch myself sometimes. I get very critical. And people will say, 'Mara, you were five.' And I'm like, 'Yeah, but I still should have known better!' I'm a lifelong perfectionist, what can I say?
‐‐ Mara Wilson

Mrs. Miniver was an ordinary middle-class English housewife, a character created by Jan Struther when she was commissioned by the 'Times of London' to write a weekly 'cheer-up' article in 1937.
‐‐ Alistair Horne

Mrs. Obama has a hug - a sincere and friendly embrace - that has become familiar to countless supporters from coast to coast. And when she talks to you, she focuses all her calm attention on your face.
‐‐ Andre Leon Talley

Mrs. Obama is not a great beauty. But she is so interesting-looking - so bright. That will always take you farther.
‐‐ Iman

Mrs. Parks' act of brave defiance rocked the foundation of American society and inspired generations of civil rights leaders and created a sense of hope for every American facing legal discrimination in this country.
‐‐ Kendrick Meek

Mrs. Parks was a shy, soft spoken woman who was uncomfortable being revered as a symbol of the civil rights movement. She only hoped to inspire young people to achieve great things.
‐‐ Jim Costa

Mrs. Robinson is a little dated now, but it has nothing to do with Joe DiMaggio.
‐‐ Paul Simon