By his opting for a path of delay under the guise of studying the Panel report further, Mr. Sweet has repudiated the Panel report in an exhibition of cronyism that has no precedent in the modern history of this university to my knowledge.

In order to cover the potential shortfall of $3.8 million caused by the delay in receiving the gaming revenues, I will be forced to eliminate nearly $4 million worth of desperately needed positions from the city's budget proposal for 2006,

[DeLay himself drew the line sharply the day after the 2004 elections.] The Republican Party is a permanent majority for the future of this country, ... We're going to be able to lead this country in the direction we've been dreaming of for years.

I love organization, so I split my clothes into two closets according to seasons.

I love ballet. Ballet is its own being. It has its own vocabulary. I feel as if I am in a different world when I am in the ballet studio.

I always try to read at night, because it gets me kind of tired.