My father had a country store and then later, when I was 10 or 12, sold it and bought a farm equipment dealership in nearby Camden.

We don't pay judges to think; we pay judges to rule on the law.

The civil libertarians among us would rather defend the constitution than protect our nation's security.

We represent our constituents. And so they don't get to dictate policy.

Donald Trump is saying we're going to end the lawlessness at the border and we're going to push Mexico to do better. So there's been a reaction by the activist community to attack him.

Some of my best friends are FBI agents.

I am totally committed to maintaining the freedom and equality America has to provide to every citizen.

We need more American energy. It keeps wealth at home. It keeps our wealth from ending up in Venezuela and Saudi Arabia. It creates jobs at home.

Donald Trump can improve and get better as he goes along, and I think he will.

I believe that President [George W.] Bush was correct. I thought that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction, and I supported him steadfastly, and once we committed we should see it through.

I certainly believe that improving our intelligence is of important national interest.

The heirs of Jefferson and Madison would be the Democratic-Republicans, the heirs of Hamilton and Adams would be the Federalists. But the heirs of Washington would be all Americans.

to love is to destroy and that to be loved is the one to be destroyed

We must not be misled by left-wing incompetent news media that, day after day, feed us a diet of fantasy telling us we are bigots, racists and hate-mongers.

I was alone a lot as a kid, because my parents were divorced.

I don't think it's right that everybody knows everything about me.

Ethan: I love you, I whispered in her ear. She held my face in her hands and leaned back so she could look at me. Lena: I don't think I could ever love anything the way I love you.

Your goal is to make a better world through the work you do. It's not always possible, and you have to earn a living.

Love is a disease no one wants to get rid of. Those who catch it never try to get better, and those who suffer do not wish to be cured.

There is apt to be a lunatic fringe among the votaries of any forward movement.

Perhaps the best cure for the fear of death is to reflect that life has a beginning as well as an end.