“The Christians had a better chance against the lions than the American consumer has against the OPEC cartel.”

“The problem is, is that President Bush and the Republican leadership in the Congress have resisted attempts to increase dramatically our fuel economy standards over the last five years.”

“Scientists at MIT and engineering schools all across America say that they could improve the fuel economy standards for the existing set of vehicles by 10 miles per gallon using existing technology...”

“Education is not only a ladder of opportunity, but it is also an investment in our future.”

“Although children are only 24 percent of the population, they're 100 percent of our future and we cannot afford to provide any child with a substandard education.”

“We must vote for hope, vote for life, vote for a brighter future for all of our loved ones.”

“We could hardly wait to get up in the morning.”

“Don't wait. The time will never be just right.”

“What we do while we wait may be more important than what we are waiting for.”

“The more clearly you understand yourself and your emotions, the more you become a lover of what is.”

“There are only two ways to live your life: as though nothing is a miracle, or as though everything is a miracle.”

“The moral of the tale is, don't live for the approval of others. The real you is here to find out the secret of life, not to satisfy someone else's opinion.”

“If you fuel your journey on the opinions of others, you are going to run out of gas.”

“Hope is fuel for living; without it, we'll stop here.”