[I]f we assume a liberty interest but nevertheless say that, even assuming a liberty interest, a state can prohibit it entirely, that would be rather a conundrum.

The 'wall of separation between church and state' is a metaphor based on bad history, a metaphor which has proved useless as a guide to judging. It should be frankly and explicitly abandoned.

I realize that it is an unpopular and unhumanitarian position, for which I have been excoriated by 'liberal' colleagues, but I think Plessy v. Ferguson was right and should be re-affirmed.

We start with first principles. The Constitution creates a Federal Government of enumerated powers.

It is always possible for the court to overreach its proper bounds and perhaps declare a lot of laws unconstitutional and frustrate the will of the majority in a way that it ought not be frustrated.

Conservatives are those who worship dead radicals.

The Equal Rights Amendment would "turn holy wedlock into holy deadlock."

Somewhere "out there," beyond the walls of the courthouse, run currents and tides of public opinion which lap at the courtroom door.

The Constitution requires that Congress treat similarly situated persons similarly, not that it engages in gestures of superficial equality.

The "wall of separation between church and State" is a metaphor based on bad history.

The laws will not be silent in time of war but they'll speak with a somewhat different voice.

Was insanity really easier to accept than unconsciousness?

I used to beg for auditions. Now, they're being thrown at me.

Aging gracefully is one thing, but trying to slow it down is another.

[Wendy Davis is] ruled by a demon of murder.

What fetched me instantly (and thousands of other newcomers with me) was the subtle but unmistakable sense of escape from the United States.

I thought we talked things out!' 'Yes, and you listened very carefully to every word you had to say.

I'd love to direct, I'd love to produce. I'd love to learn all about it, and being around it all the time certainly helps.

I decided to run for governor because I got mad... I want to make government more directly accountable to the people.

One will develop ruchi (liking) for chanting of the holy names, when one has compassion for each and every living being.

When I’m behind a camera I forget I exist.