Looking back, I should have pursued philosophy and economics and things of that sort in college more, but I didn't.

I believe we are on an irreversible trend toward more freedom and democracy - but that could change.

Republicans understand the importance of bondage between a mother and child.

The Holocaust was an obscene period in our nation's history.

It's time for the human race to enter the solar system.

We will move forward, we will move upward, and yes, we will move onward.

Murphy Brown is doing better than I am. At least she knows she still has a job next year.

For NASA, space is still a high priority.

We all lived in this century, I didn't live in this century.

Our party has been accused of fooling the public by calling tax increases 'revenue enhancement'. Not so. No one was fooled

The question in life is not whether you get knocked down. You will. The question is, are you ready to get back up... And fight for what you believe in?

Science is a way of talking about the universe in words that bind it to a common reality.Magic is a method of talking to the universe in words that it cannot ignore.The two are rarely compatible.

When a society is stressed, when it comes up against things that are hard to understand, you get a lot of delusional thinking.

I like Princess Kate. I think her style is really great. She's really, really classy and always really sophisticated.

I don't think we'll ever know all there is to know about gardening, and I'm just as glad there will always be some magic about it!

I have experienced a lifetime of real moments, and many of them were happy moments.

Patience strengthens the spirit, sweetens the temper, stifles anger, extinguishes envy, subdues pride, bridles the tongue, restrains the hand and tramples upon temptations.

You learn by writing short stories. Keep writing short stories. The money's in novels, but writing short stories keeps your writing lean and pointed.

For a man who has compared himself to Theodore Roosevelt and the nation's challenges to those of the Gilded Age, Obama put forward a tepid agenda.

Our challenge is to find the compassion for others that we want them to have for us.

Learning is the only thing for you. Look what a lot of things there are to learn.