It's deeply human to do both the worst things and the best things because of your fear of loss.

I strongly believe that the Second Amendment creates an individual right to possess and use guns for purposes of both hunting and self-defense.

I think it's a very firm part of human nature that if you surround yourself with like-minded people, you'll end up thinking more extreme versions of what you thought before.

As a matter of history, the Fourteenth Amendment was not understood to ban segregation on the basis of race.

There is no liberty without dependency. That is why we should celebrate tax day.

I'll tell you an explanation that I find commonly overrated and speculative in the extreme: the idea that things that succeed in popular culture do that because they hit the temper of the times.

There are some lawyers who think of themselves as basically instruments of whoever their clients are, and they pride themselves on their professional craft

Catholicism is a wide tent in terms of political and legal positions. We could have nine Catholics on the Supreme Court and a great deal of diversity toward the law.

Once we know that people are human and have some Homer Simpson in them, then there's a lot that can be done to manipulate them.

A program that saves young people produces more welfare than one that saves old people.

Somewhat more broadly, I will suggest that animals should be permitted to bring suit, with human beings as their representatives, to prevent violations of current law.

If you dare take the challenge, you will possess the courage to conquer.

You're not broken beyond repair there is hope. There is a God who knows all the pain you endure and will heal, protect and rejuvenate you.

I love what I do, so I don't mind working.

I liked sculpting better than painting. You have more freedom in sculpting.

[Chuck's wife] was standing behind me at the time and she said, 'Chuck hasn't fed himself in 19 years. So, you've got a choice: We keep the arm, or you keep Chuck.'

I loved acting, I started as a child and it is interesting because I didn't compare myself to others that were doing the same thing. I just felt that I needed to stay focused and stay out of trouble.

Let a man accept his destiny, No pity and no tears.

And this is our time-keeper, with a passion for percussion

I don't know lots of things but I know this: next year when spring flows over the starting point I'll think I'm going to drown in the shimmering miles of it.

Just breathing and smiling can make us very happy, because when we breathe consciously we recover ourselves completely and encounter life in the present moment.