"Rescuing women from their burden of unwarranted guilt is going to require 'educational practices and socializing agents' even more effective than the ones that have been relentlessly loading female humans with responsibility for other people's behavior from their earliest childhood."

"The surest guide to the correctness of the path that women take is joy in the struggle. Revolution is the festival of the oppressed."

"The management of fertility is one of the most important functions of adulthood."

"Psychoanalysis is the confession without absolution."

"It strikes me as very strange that whereas Tennyson could support most of Mr. Buckley's propositions about free trade, and the private sector, and private enterprise, Tennyson found no difficulty also in lending intellectual support to the idea of Women's Liberation."

"Security is when everything is settled, when nothing can happen to you; security is the denial of life."

"English culture is basically homosexual in the sense that the men only really care about other men."

"Act quickly, think slowly."

"Never advise anyone to go to war or to get married. Write down the advice of him who loves you, though you like it not at present. He that has no children brings them up well."

"One may not reach the dawn save by the path of the night."

"There is no such thing as security. There never has been."

"Evolution is what it is. The upper classes have always died out; it's one of the most charming things about them."

"Only one thing is certain: if pot is legalized, it won't be for our benefit but for the authorities. To have it legalized will also be to lose control of it."

"The sight of women talking together has always made men uneasy; nowadays it means rank subversion."

"The principle of the brotherhood of man is narcissistic... for the grounds for that love have always been the assumption that we ought to realize that we are the same the whole world over."

"I have always been principally interested in men for sex. I've always thought any sane woman would be a lover of women because loving men is such a mess. I have always wished I'd fall in love with a woman. Damn."

"Perhaps catastrophe is the natural human environment, and even though we spend a good deal of energy trying to get away from it, we are programmed for survival amid catastrophe."

"You're only young once, but you can be immature forever"

"Perhaps women have always been in closer contact with reality than men: it would seem to be the just recompense for being deprived of idealism."

"Women are reputed never to be disgusted. The sad fact is that they often are, but not with men; following the lead of men, they are most often disgusted with themselves."

"Even crushed against his brother in the Tube the average Englishman pretends desperately that he is alone."

"Every woman knows that, regardless of all her other achievements, she is a failure if she is not beautiful."

"They couldn't go for her because she was an independent woman."

"There's no question the economy's in big trouble, ... We have to look at what's good for the average American."

"We certainly are not about to declare victory,"

"oil companies need to make more money this year."

"We're almost there. We're not there. We still have some obstacles. The leader and I have spoken about them the last few hours. There's other pieces of legislation that may interfere. We have some amendments we have to vote on that are going to be hurtful to some people and not to others."

"We must find ways to get them the resources they need and bring them to safety,"

"Justice O'Connor has been a voice of moderation and reason on the court and should be replaced by someone who, like her, embodies the fundamental American values of fairness, liberty and equality,"

"It is especially important to identify a consensus candidate to succeed Justice O'Connor, who has been a voice of reason and moderation."

"The families in the Gulf don't need to hear a speech from me and, frankly, they don't need to hear another speech from the president, ... What they need is leadership."

"The families in the Gulf ... certainly don't need to hear another speech from President Bush,"

"The president offered comforting words tonight, but the victims of Hurricane Katrina don't need just words, they need a plan that will lead the way in recovery, rebuilding, and renewal."

"The president has made his choice, ... Now the Senate will do its job of deciding whether to confirm John Roberts to a lifetime seat on the Supreme Court."

"It's time that America's government lived by the same values as America's families. It's time we invested in America's future and made sure our people have the skills to compete and thrive in a 21st century economy. That's what Democrats believe."

"We offer a vision for a brighter American future, based on goals such as affordable health care for everyone, quality education, and environmental protection. We stand for a society that respects and celebrates diversity."

"It is no surprise that the Republican-controlled Senate intelligence committee has once again caved in to the wishes of the White House and refused even to open an investigation. We cannot effectively legislate on the NSA spying issue if we do not know the facts, and we will not know them if the Republican-controlled intelligence committee persists in refusing to do its job."

"Leaking classified information to discredit White House critics, the vice president is behind that,"

"It's like running up your credit card bills today because a fortune-teller predicted you'd be rich in 10 years. When the bill comes due, you can't pay with a prediction."

"There are strong feelings on each side."

"I'm not in the habit of patting the president on the back."

"We have spent two months - two months - dealing with basically five judges, all of whom have jobs."

"First, 2006 should be a significant year of transition to full Iraqi sovereignty, with Iraqis taking more and more responsibility for their own security."

"Congress has an immediate opportunity to pass legislation enabling both companies to keep pension plans for workers in place."

"As Congress finally begins to address this problem, I hope that you will stand up to the right wing of your party and stand up for what is right,"

"Unfortunately, today's event only served to highlight the fact that the president refuses to engage in a frank conversation about the realities on the ground."

"We must protect this fragile compromise from those intent on gutting this bill."

"We're a government of laws, not men. It is not for George W. Bush to disregard the Constitution and decide that he is above the law."

"But there is nothing disrespectful about an open and fair-minded review of a nominee's approach to the Constitution and his commitment to core American values like equality, privacy and fairness,"

"There has been adequate time for people to debate. I hope this matter will be resolved without too much more talking."