Frankly, earmarking is not the problem. It is a symptom of the problem.

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.

What you are is God's gift to you, what you become is your gift to God.

These were innocent people, so innocent that they thought poverty a crime that wealth would allow them to forget. --- from the notebooks of Celal Salik

I think I can hold every portfolio - defense, finance and Foreign Ministry. I think personally I'd like the foreign office.

Secrecy is the chastity of friendship.

If you're not sure what you want, then hold back from making plans or responding to invitations until you have a chance to think about it.

If from thy secret bed Of luxury unbidden offspring rise, Let them be kindly welcom'd to the day.

As soon as I began to earn what might be called fairly large sums, I bought a car and began to explore the country around New York.

Donald Trump has no sympathy with underdogs. They, including the Palestinians, are just "losers." So he will bring words and action together as Netanyahu wishes.

I've discovered that people don't actually want to have things spoiled, and they really try to avoid spoilers.

The smartest thing I ever did was to hire my weakness.