Quotes by James Brady

“For target shooting, thats okay. Get a license and go to the range. For defense of the home, thats why we have police departments.”

“One very clear impression I had of all the Beautiful People was their prudence. It may be that they paid for their own airline tickets, but they paid for little else.”

“The words walked right out of my mouth.”

“It is always hard seeing people in that much need -- especially people in America. It is our people and we are going down to help them out.”

“We want to make sure people look at the Bush record on firearms,”

“Somewhere along the line, you and others entered into a scheme where you took the names of impoverished, Medicaid-eligible students and billed the state of Louisiana for those services -- even though some of those children never saw the inside of your office, ... Thats what the crime is, here.”

“Its got to be a collaborative effort,”

“Im not used to being physical in a wheelchair, so I have to get used to that. But other than that, I like it.”

“The Senate passed a pretty good bill and we dont want to see it put in the dumpster.”

“When life gives you lemons, you make lemonade. I have several stands around here.”

We ended up our talk by my asking Dennis his feelings now about the Marines. Any regrets for all those wounds? Or about having been sent to and having to fight an unpopular war?No. The Marine Corps meant a tremendous amount to me. And even today I gain momentum from it. The Corps is one of the prime reasons Marines are so successful in whatever we do - because we refuse to quit.

Simple things, simple pleasures, cutting and splitting wood, a love of the country they wanted to see more of, memories of softball fields and a girl named Amanda. There are such women as Theresa Sam Fitzgerald who love their men. Are content with their lives together.

You gotta play the hand thats dealt you. There may be pain in that hand but you play it.