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.

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.

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

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

Remembrance and reflection how allied!What thin partitions Sense from Thought divide!

Take care of your common sense, and your dignity will take care of itsself

All graffiti is low-level dissent, but stencils have an extra history. They've been used to start revolutions and to stop wars.

Work is an opportunity to bring something forth-to create something, complete something, invent something authentic and original.

Learning is definitely not mere imitation, nor is it the ability to accumulate and regurgitate fixed knowledge. Learning is a constant process of discovery - a process without end.

Who is omnipotent or wise enough to decide each new standard of good taste? Or sensitivity?

I have a disturbing problem with losing things. My vulnerability to loss-distress could properly be labeled not only inordinate, but neurotic.

It needs a cold wife to prompt lechery.

God is not a person; God is a sacred personification of one or more deeply significant dimensions of reality. If we miss this we miss everything!

Going to Chicago was like going out of the world.