You are lyricist, me a composer - you and I make a complete song.

There is nothing in this life that can destroy you but yourself. Bad things happen to everyone, but when they do, you can't just fall apart and die. You have to fight back. If you don't, you're the one who loses in the end. But if you do keep going and fight back, you win.

Empowerment is the ability to refine, improve, and enhance your life without co-dependency.

[Several agreed that the concentration of refineries had created a dangerous dependence on the gulf region to process a large share of the nation's fuel supplies.] We are just in the beginning of the hurricane season, ... What happens if there is another hurricane?

We're very pleased to see both the shipping lines and the union recognize Alaska's unique dependence on shipping, ... Everything from the Sunday funnies to election pamphlets were affected by this lockout. There is no rail line and only one highway, and it would cost about twice as much and take considerably longer.

You're going to get more dependence, and that's an increased tax burden on everybody.