Emerson, I am trying to live, as you said we must, the examined life. But there are days I wish there was less in my head to examine, not to speak of the busy heart.
I grew up learning to do more with less.
By boosting oversight and accountability, we can empower the VA in its core mission of helping the men and women who have served our country.
In Congress, I was a relentless advocate for fiscal responsibility.
Gabby Giffords was a mentor of mine in the state Legislature and also in Congress.
The EPA's [Clean Power Plan] is another example of Washington's lack of understanding when it comes to rural and Western energy issues. I oppose this new rule because it hurts my district, which has four coal-fired plants that power Arizona's big cities, small towns, businesses and residences. These plants also provide good-paying jobs in our tribal and rural regions.
I believe we must protect Medicares guaranteed benefit, and I will oppose any effort to dismantle Medicare and turn it into a voucher system.
Women who say it's not O. K. are [interpreted as] wet blankets or sore losers.
I didn't try out for bands when I was younger. I got into guitars intensely a couple of years into playing so much by the time I was graduating high school I was accepted into Berklee College of Music.
I am not an intellectual. An intellectual is someone who looks at a sausage and thinks of Picasso, whereas I just say 'pass the mustard'.
The individual who has become a stranger to himself has lost the capacity for genuine self-renewal.