I feel incompetent to perform duties...which have been so unexpectedly thrown upon me.

When I die, I desire no better winding sheet than the Stars and Stripes, and no softer pillow than the Constitution of my country.

If you always support the correct principles then you will never get the wrong results!

The life of a republic lies certainly in the energy, virtue, and intelligence of its citizens.

The goal to strive for is a poor government but a rich people.

Washington, DC is 12 square miles bordered by reality.

It is a damn poor mind indeed which can't think of at least two ways to spell any word.

Honest conviction is my courage; the Constitution is my guide.

Whenever you hear a man prating about the Constitution, spot him as a traitor.

Legislation can neither be wise nor just which seeks the welfare of a single interest at the expense and to the injury of many and varied interests.

I realized, there are people out there who can beat me, want to beat me. And unless I continue to innovate and evolve, I am going to learn a painful lesson from someone who has.

Your real personality identity is not an option, it is the foundation for your happiness and health.

Your yesterday does not really matter, what matter most is the days to come .

I don't think Israel can accept an Iranian terror base next to its major cities any more than the United States could accept an al Qaeda base next to New York City.

I was really influenced by Joan Didion and Pauline Kael; they were both at the height of their influence when I was coming into my own as a reader.

Whom the gods would destroy, they first make mad with power.

To trust agents, hyperlinks are the twenty-first-century equivalent of the name-dropper.

To get paid to play a game I love was enough for me, no matter what the rules were.

To invite others to live with us is a sign that we aren't afraid, that we have a treasure of truth and of peace to share.

Gallantry thrives most in the atmosphere of the court.