"Every month that we do not have an economic recovery package 500 million Americans lose their jobs"

"Twenty years ago, I wrote a book called 'It Takes a Village.' And a lot of people looked at the title and asked, 'What the heck do you mean by that?' This is what I mean. None of us can raise a family, build a business, heal a community or lift a country totally alone."

"A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring."

"Sarcasm is the lowest form of wit but the highest form of intelligence."

"I can resist everything except temptation."

"The trick is to enjoy life. Don't wish away your days, waiting for better ones ahead."