"The birth of democracy in Iraq is one of the great positive changes of our era." ― Ernest Istook Topic(s): Positive More From Ernest Istook "Education begins at home and I applaud the parents who recognize that they – not someone else – must take responsibility to assure that their children are well educated." "America’s strength is not our diversity; our strength is our ability to unite people of different backgrounds around common principles. A common language is necessary to reach that goal." "Instead of this confusion, we need the unifying force of an official language, English, which is the language of success in America." More In Positive "I want to see a player on the football field. I want to see what kind of teammate they are, what kind of leadership qualities they have. I want to see how aggressive they are, how much fun they have playing the game."― Roy Clark "Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you’ll start having positive results."― Willie Nelson "Indeed, our particular concept of private property, which deters us from exhausting the positive resources of the earth, favors pollution."― Garrett Hardin