I have a long-term interest in the humanities.

Civility is not about dousing strongly held views. It's about making sure that people are willing to respect other perspectives.

There are words bandied about that are being misused - words like 'socialism,' words like 'communism,' words like 'fascism.

No activity I know is more of a confidence builder and at the same time more 'humility training' than wrestling.

Iraqis have held elections and have recently put together their government, all encouraging developments.

There's probably a little greater case for pessimism than optimism. But I do not rule out optimism.

It is hard to cement any relations with any country based on promises that may not be deliverable.

A government of, by and for the people is obligated to conduct the nation's business in a manner that respects dissent.

The arts and humanities are vastly more important in troubled times.

History provides a sense of where we've been and lessons that can be taken forward.

The majority of U.S. high school students don't know within 50 years when the Civil War occurred.

Broken hearts don't need medical treatment, they need a lover to mend them.

That I have no right to be jealous is irrelevant. It is a human passion: the sick, white underbelly of love.

If there is one thing Voldemort cannot understand, it is love.

Writing stopped being fun when I discovered the difference between good writing and bad and, even more terrifying, the difference between it and true art. And after that, the whip came down.

If you tell me you are going to kill yourself, I'm not going to try to talk you out of it.

Well, I was 29 years old when I came to the United States Senate, and I have learned a lot.

I'm not into bands for the sake of being into bands. I've grown past that. There was a time in my life when I was that guy.

The poor go to war, to fight and die for the delights, riches, and superfluities of others.

ashes or diamonds foe or friend we're all equal in the end

More freedom means more jobs... less government and less taxes.