I measure my friends not by being there with me when everything is going well, but embracing me when I'm criticized and when I endure tough times.

Forgiveness is one of the keys to moving forward because if you don't forgive, you are stuck in the past.

Know how you want to be treated, and expect that when you deal with people. Also remember to give people the respect that you want.

A man is just as sensitive as a woman because we are all human.

Being selfish only benefits a few. Considering others benefits all of mankind.

There is a fear of the Lord which is the beginning of wisdom, which is founded in love. There is also a slavish fear, which is a mere dread of evil, and is purely selfish.

Nothing good happens when you jump in the air.

One of the things I learned, the easiest of lessons, was that the better you do your job, often going against conventional mores, the less popular you are likely to be.

I try to recognize that there is no such thing as having it all - and it's impossible to be perfect. You just have to let certain things go.

I've long been really intrigued with what is the ... proper role of faith and religion in public life.

We must all take care to resist the tendency to focus too much attention on the role that criminals and prior offenders play in gun violence.

Maybe the past is supposed to fade-and that's actually a kindness of human memory.

You can love more than one person at a time, and I don't give a damn what the self-help books say.

I have a proven record as an effective legislator, which I believe is my greatest asset.

Sometimes we are devils to ourselves When we will tempt the frailty of our powers, Presuming on their changeful potency.