The fundamental purpose of government is to protect its citizens.

As I think through the issue of funding the rebuilding of Iraq, I think about the analogy of a bankruptcy proceeding. There is no doubt that Iraq as a country is bankrupt.

When the students are occupied, they're not juvenile delinquents. I believe that education is a capital investment.

The essence of a democracy is a free electorate.

American credibility in the war on terrorism depends on a strong stand against all terrorist acts, whether committed by foe or friend.

Heart disease continues to be the number one killer; cancer, the number 2 killer, not far behind. The tragic aspect of these deadly diseases is that they could all be cured, I do believe, if we had sufficient funding.

The fundamental purpose of government is to protect its citizens.

There is no doubt that our nation's security and defeating terrorism trump all other priorities.

If you are going to have to play defense all the time, you cannot have the kind of ingenuity, assertiveness, independence, and intelligence which is what has made our country strong.

As a matter of traditional and sound constitutional doctrine, an amendment to the Constitution should be the last resort when all other measures have proved inadequate.

Voting is fundamental in our democracy. It has yielded enormous returns.

We are not utilizing the Iraqi oil for U.S. purposes. We are not asking that the Iraqi oil be used to pay our military expenses. We are asking only that the Iraqi oil be used to rebuild Iraq - that is, to rebuild Iraq for the Iraqi people.

If we had pursued what President Nixon declared in 1970 as the war on cancer, we would have cured many strains. I think Jack Kemp would be alive today. And that research has saved or prolonged many lives, including mine.

I must say I am not pleased to have to arrange the Senate schedule around the availability of Senators who are running for President.

Effective security measures do not come cheap.

'Never give in' was my mindset.

African-Americans are underrepresented.

Americans' addiction to sports, with the NFL at the top, is based on the excitement generated by the potential for the unexpected great play which can only happen with honest competition from great athletes.

As the Republican Party has moved farther and farther to the right, I have found myself increasingly at odds with the Republican philosophy and more in line with the philosophy of the Democratic Party.

Beating the tea party gang is more important than who does the beating.

Cannibals are devouring senators.

Fundraising is very, very time-consuming.

I am opposed to anybody making a decision for you or me or anybody else about what health care plan we should have.

I am very much opposed to abortion personally. But I don't think it is the government's rule.

I beat a brain tumor.

I do not represent the Republican Party.

I don't expect people to agree with all my votes.

I don't like labels. I think they conceal more than they reveal, sort of like a bikini.

I have been a Republican since 1966.

I just was not going to subject my record to the bleak prospects of a primary election.

I knew people were going to see me see deteriorate before their eyes.

I ran for president in 1996.

I really do not make deals.

I think if you can get people to laugh, you can get people to listen.

I think it's scandalous that we haven't done more to cure cancer.

I think my independence was a big help to getting Judges Roberts and Alito confirmed, and I think that's recognized.

I'm battling cancer. It's another battle I intend to win.

I'm ordinarily pretty correct in what I say.

I've been in a lot of elections.

I've been playing squash almost daily for 38 years.

I've made a career of being precise.

In our social contract, we have provisions that see to it that you take care of people who need some help.

It costs about $27 million to win a seat in the United States Senate, so when you win one, you like to sit down.

It is with unwelcome frequency that I find myself the deciding vote.

It so happens that I'm pro choice.

It's been a great privilege to serve the people of Pennsylvania.

It's inspirational to see someone who is dying smile.

Lawyers advocate more so than state their own positions.

Look, the president can discharge all 93 U.S. attorneys for no reason at all, but not for a bad reason.