A nominee [to Supreme Court] must possess the competence, character and temperament to serve on the bench.

We cannot and will not ban the creation of violent video games. But, we can prevent the distribution of these disturbing games to children, where their effects can be negative

I will vote my hopes and not my fears

As all of us with any involvement in sports knows, no two umpires or no two referees have the same strike zone or call the same kind of a basketball game

Bankruptcy is a serious decision that people have to make.

Before we decide to trust you with this power, we ask you to stand before the public and explain your views. Justice may be blind, but it should not be deaf.

Even as we pour hundreds of billions of dollars into our efforts in the Middle East, there is much that needs to be done to win the war of ideas in the Muslim world and beyond

We need to take steps to strengthen and mend Social Security so that its promise of a secure retirement is just as real for seniors in the future as it is today.

The judicial branch has, in its finest hours, stood firmly on the side of individuals against those who would trample their rights.

As the guardian of our rights, the Supreme Court makes decisions every year which either protect the individual or leave him at the mercy of more powerful forces in our society.

Judicial excellence requires candor before confirmation. We are being asked to give the nominee enormous power.

We need to teach our people to speak what is right as the highest manifestation of morality

Creating happens in the midst of chaos.

You can never control who you fall in love with, even when you're in the most sad, confused time of your life. You don't fall in love with people because they're fun. It just happens.

If…if you don't feel anything for me then don't touch me! Don't act like you care!

Whether or not Twitter makes you stupid, it certainly makes some smart people sound stupid.

There are three stages of an actor's career. Young, old, and "You look good".

Number one, [Hillary Clinton] is weak. Number two, she has a hair trigger and it's just the opposite with me.

There should be more of an off-season in the game. I think you need to have less tournaments, more of a break at the end of the year so guys can recover.

You deserve the place you have in this world. Do not let the eating disorder take that from you.

The worst that can happen under monarchy is rule by a single imbecile, but democracy often means the rule by an assembly of three or four hundred imbeciles.