"For example, lead paint in old houses can be a greater threat to children's health than lead that may be under some industrial site where there are no children."

"So China will be having to make some choices as to whose side it wants to be on. Hopefully, this will be the beginning of a major improvement in our relationship with them, if they choose correctly."

"Let's not overlook, though, what we do know about the campaign finance scandal, and the fact the Chinese were involved in our presidential campaign and our congressional campaigns."

"To be honest, I don't enjoy watching movies much when I'm working. They tend to fall apart on me a bit."

"The ingestion of brain-altering chemicals - legal or illegal - cannot be categorized as good stewardship of our earthly lives."

"It is a essential truth that an idea is a delicate seed; water it with curiosity and protect it from cynicism."

"Beware of men who cry. It's true that men who cry are sensitive to and in touch with feelings, but the only feelings they tend to be sensitive to and in touch with are their own."