My father suffered from chronic wanderlust. When I was 14, he set out on a yearlong road trip across Europe and Asia - and decided to take me along for company.

Pain is always preferable to numbness.

If wells are constructed right and operated right, hydraulic fracturing will not cause a problem. … Our natural gas supplies would plummet precipitously without hydraulic fracturing.

We create excuses that stand between us and other people

They said you had to take what the defense gave you. No, we are going to take what we want.

A sunny disposition is worth more than fortune.

I'm not really a Spider-Man fan. I'm more of a Batman guy.

Democracy is not just a question of having a vote. It consists of strengthening each citizen's possibility and capacity to participate in the deliberations involved in life in society.

When the flood cometh it sweepeth away grain as well as chaff.

You have to learn to read between the lies.

You won't know until it's over. You won't find me in time.

Silence came before creation, and the heavens were spread without a word

Thou shalt not ration justice.