I always felt that a governor surrenders a certain amount of privacy. And I came to accept that.

Care shouldn't start in the emergency room.

At a time of economic recession, the need for Medicaid and other safety net services is even greater. And we don't want to raise taxes on people who are having a tough time paying their bills.

Theory is continually the precursor of truth; we must pass through the twilight and its shade, to arrive at the full and perfect day.

History – An account mostly false, of events unimportant, which are brought about by rulers mostly knaves, and soldiers mostly fools.

Parents can tell but never teach, unless they practice what they preach.

I long ago suggested the hypothesis, that in the basin of the Thames there are indications of a meeting in the Pleistocene period of a northern and southern fauna.

Good morning! Remember: A person can succeed at almost anything for which they have unlimited enthusiasm.

Trees are right at the heart of all the necessary debates: ecological, social, economic, political, moral, religious.

It is inherent in any definition of science that statements that cannot be checked by observation are not really saying anything or at least they are not science.

No soldier can fight unless he is properly fed on beef and beer.

A man of faith will remain steadfast to truth even though the whole world might appear to be enveloped in falsehood.

I am in love with Counting Crows. It is so manly and American.

...great feeling of enthusiasm..this human component began to fade away, leaving only that supernatural enthusisam which must always be at the root of our perseverance.