My parents, both of them had teachers in their family and were pretty well read. So my father voted for [Dwight] Eisenhower.

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.

There is much you can learn from books and scrolls. These books are my friends, my companions. They make me laugh and cry and find meaning in life.

Be blessed.

The terrible things that happen to us, ” Tessa said slowly. “What wedo with them...I think that’s what makes us artists.

Bureaucracy the rule of no one has become the modern form of despotism.

The women's movement completely changed attitudes all over the world in ways we'll never be able to count.

In the midst of our applauding the feats of civilization, the Bible flings itself like a knife slashing our complacency; remind us that God, too, has a voice in history.

The discovery that it is in our power to change our lives by the thoughts we think is the first step toward spiritual mastery.

Everywhere I look, I see the possibilities of what America could be. But we can't solve any of these problems by relying on the politicians who created them.

Alexia,” she hissed to her friend, “there are knees positively everywhere. What do I do?

[On men:] On their best days, the best of them are eight years old.