I'm the only United States Senator in the country that I'm aware of that's had the far left up on TV and the far right up on TV against me at the same time.

I'm a moderate. I hang out in the middle. I vote against my party with some regularity and try to compromise. It doesn't appear right now that the Republican Party is welcoming moderates any more.

[Hillary Clinton] and I are fine. Are we going to be besties for the rest of our lives? No.

When the Tea Party comes to town, compromise goes out the door.

The White House has something in common with the rest of America, and that is disdain for Congress. It is hard to blame them.

If every crime victim had to have perfect judgment, we could empty our prisons.

You never know what'll happen in politics.

What? You don't trust me?

Well, Im wrestling alligators.

Mitch McConnell is a professional arm twister. He's done this for many years. He has a lot of power in his caucus.

For Donald Trump to dismiss out of hand the intelligence community's fact gathering is, frankly - doesn't bode well for him protecting our country.

If one felt successful, there'd be so little incentive to be successful.

Because God is love the most important lesson He wants you to learn on earth is how to love.

And yet the true creator is necessity, which is the mother of invention.

Centuries roll, customs change, but, ever since the time of the earliest mother, woman yearns to be the soother.

I refresh Twitter as thoughtlessly as some twirl their hair.

Ask the first man you meet what he means by defending freedom, and he'll tell you privately he means defending the standard of living.

Nothing would please us more than to see our beloved children form the habit of reading the Gospels - not merely from time to time, but every day.

Whether I went to school or not, I would always study.

I eat green ants often enough. They are wonderful. The trick is to squash them before you eat them, otherwise they bite your tongue and it ruins the experience.

You've got to separate the singer and the songs.