In a democracy, the public has a right to know not only what the government decides, but why and by what process.

A government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take from you everything you have.

Never be satisfied with less than your very best effort. If you strive for the top and miss, you'll still 'beat the pack.'

An impeachable offense is whatever a majority of the House of Representatives considers it to be at a given moment in history.

There is an old saying, The harder you try the luckier you get. I kind of like that definition of luck.

I hope never to see the day that I cannot admit having made a mistake.

Nothing in life is more important than the ability to communicate effectively.

The spirit of seeking understanding through personal contact with people of other nations and other cultures deserves the respect and support of all.

Teddy Roosevelt... once said, 'Speak softly and carry a big stick.' Jimmy Carter wants to speak loudly and carry a fly swatter.

I believe that truth is the glue that holds government together, not only our government, but civilization itself.

There is no undertaking more challenging, no responsibility more awesome, than that of being a mother.

Akthent on thee latht thyllable.

Life is a sleazy stranger, who looks vaguely familiar; flirting with a bimbo named disaster at the end of the bar.

If there are any gods whose chief concern is man, they can't be very important gods.

When I write with Maiden, then I write only with the guys in Maiden, we don't do songs from outside people.

People see everything through the lens of their obsessions.

Only our memories allow that some people ever existed. That they mattered, or mattered too much.

Our God does not indulge us, but He is merciful toward our weaknesses as He strives to tutor us.

I don't do things that are illegal.

I enrich myself by telling others to give to me so they can bribe God to get what they want.

In his comic scenes, Shakespeare seems to produce, without labor, what no labor can improve.