More Christians died for their faith at the hands of fellow Christians than had died before in all the persecutions.

It is a very good exercise, at least from a historian's point of view, to imagine oneself a devout pagan while reading various Christian writings.

they that fail to recognize, take and and learn the lessons of discomfort well, meet the comforts of life and still live in discomfort

We all have the best laid plans for our children, and they go and ruin it all by growing up any way they want to. What the hell was it all for, then? (Real Life and Liars)

The past was always there, lived inside of you, and it helped to make you who you were. But it had to be placed in perspective. The past could not dominate the future.

There is no more moving a professional relationship than that between a law clerk and a Supreme Court justice. As a place to work, the court is unique in its intimacy and intensity.

The past is just data. I only see the future.

I see through your brain like I see through the water that runs down the drain.

I don't think anybody has a ceiling. Everybody can constantly improve.

Look forward to where you want to be and spend no time complaining about where you are.

When I saw a sign on the freeway that said, "Los Angeles 445 miles," I said to myself, "I've got to get out of this lane."

I think if a man can create something like an atom bomb, he can surely create something with his own mind.