For Vladimir Putin to be trying to impact our elections, that - we have to - there has to be - he has to be held accountable.

I'm a moderate. I hang out in the middle. I vote against my party with some regularity and try to compromise. It doesn't appear right now that the Republican Party is welcoming moderates any more.

[Hillary Clinton] and I are fine. Are we going to be besties for the rest of our lives? No.

When the Tea Party comes to town, compromise goes out the door.

The White House has something in common with the rest of America, and that is disdain for Congress. It is hard to blame them.

If every crime victim had to have perfect judgment, we could empty our prisons.

You never know what'll happen in politics.

What? You don't trust me?

Well, Im wrestling alligators.

Mitch McConnell is a professional arm twister. He's done this for many years. He has a lot of power in his caucus.

For Donald Trump to dismiss out of hand the intelligence community's fact gathering is, frankly - doesn't bode well for him protecting our country.

The limits of my language are the limits of my universe.

There is even rhythm in being empty.

Young people are experts on leisure, water skiing, dancing, rock music, rapping, TV watching . . . by and large, chores are a thing of the past.

Rebelling against the status quo was one of the definitions of conservatism.

I love that works of art are printed so that anyone can buy them. The variety of what they put on little postcards astounds me.

This is my question for conservatives: don't you want to live, too?

I have a long-term interest in the humanities.

God is near whether you sense His presence or not.

To our own sorrows serious heed we give, But for another?s we soon cease to grieve.

A Bavarian is half-way between an Austrian and a human being.