The relief efforts are over now, and we're in the rebuilding phase.

People appeared to be huddled in the rain alongside the road. The rain made it seem all the more desperate, but it was one of the saddest moments I have experienced so far. So many of the faces were expressing the pain of losing not only their homes but everyone in their family. We found nearly 100 children huddled together, out of which 49 were from our school.

I think a lot of people start out full of idealism and fresh ideas. And then a lot of times, being re-elected becomes more important than staying true to your principles.

The federal government is far larger than the Founding Fathers ever intended it to be. We have racked up over $16 trillion of debt through wasteful spending, and it is time that we cut that waste and start reducing the size of our government.

You run out of adjectives to describe him because he does things you've never seen before. He is one of those guys in the game you just don't miss his at-bats. You stop whatever you are doing and just watch because he's bound to do something you've never seen.

You kept telling yourself to not look over your shoulder, but the Mariners were making so much noise. That's how Cleveland is right now. Everybody is talking about them. You've got to find a way to stop it -- whether that means taking the televisions out of the clubhouse, stopping newspaper delivery, whatever. You've got to do it.