I just don't think we think about jurists as rock stars or great thinkers, particularly in the political world.

Allowing ourselves to become a nation of silent, secretive, timid citizens is likely to result in a system of democracy and justice that is neither very democratic nor very just.

The First Aphorism of Religion Cases: Only the religious convictions of other people are weird. Yours are perfectly rational.

The fact that the Constitution is sufficiently open-ended to infuriate all Americans almost equally is part of its enduring genius.

We don't care what the framers would have thought of violent video games. Times are changing.

Am I right in saying that the locust of this problem is simply that judges in America are half political animals and half oracular demigods?

Pulling a crystalline, cogent rule out of the murk of the court's First Amendment, public forum, and Establishment Clause doctrine is an act of creation too complicated for mere mortals.

There is no rest stop on the misinformation highway.

I think particularly on the left, progressives wanted more bombast and more.

Never believe in any faith younger than you are.

I want to stay on the subject of marriage equality because this is the part of the show that everybody loves but you hate if you're the one who has to hear your own voice.

If you touch a wound while it is healing, you will prolong it.

Me I'm just a hack. I'm just a schlep-per. I just do what I can do.

I visit Fox News every now and again, and it's nice, because the Eye of Mordor is above the building.

I think filmmakers are always interested in getting the best actor that they can find, the person who's the most right for it.

Having been let out of the barn once, I know I wouldn't be happy if I were home all the time.

An actor's career relies on a lot of luck. Being in the right place at the right time.

Let your curiosity be greater than your fear.

I personally prefer being a blonde, but whatever it takes for the character.

I am so glad you are here. It helps me realize how beautiful my world is.

I'm very lucky in that I have a good cosmetic surgeon.