My preference would be to remain in the Senate, ... But you can't say I would refuse to serve in one of those (Cabinet) capacities. It's not the same as vice president.

We are taught to understand, correctly, that courage is not the absence of fear, but the capacity for action despite our fears.

Russia is a gas station masquerading as a country.

I am fully prepared to be commander in chief... I don't need on-the-job training.

Courage is the enforcing virtue, the one that makes possible all the other virtues common to exceptional leaders: honesty, integrity, confidence, compassion and humility

Washington is a Hollywood for ugly people. Hollywood is a Washington for the simpleminded.

Why is Chelsea Clinton so ugly? Because her father is Janet Reno.

Fear is the opportunity for courage, not proof of cowardice.

The core political values of our free society are so deeply embedded in our collective consciousness that only a few malcontents, lunatics generally, ever dare to threaten them.

I believe in evolution. But I also believe, when I hike the Grand Canyon and see it at sunset, that the hand of God is there also.

Thank God for our form of government. The media won't let there be any cover-up.

My dear cousin has a very odd relationship with fear -- though mostly she's too busy to be bothered with it.

Fear, like love, is difficult to explain after it has subsided, probably because it draws away the veils of illusion as it disappears.

Wisdom - meaning judgment acting on experience, common sense, available knowledge, and a decent appreciation of probability.

My biggest thing is to stay with my approach and take quality ABs to the plate. I'm just trying to keep it simple.

You cannot make a business case that you should be who you are not

We all travel the Milky Way together, trees and men.

Now, all the movies are for teenagers. It's very difficult for an actress to find really deep, beautiful characters to play.

I've always been fascinated by Eisenstein.

Those willing to trade freedom for certainty are certain to find the cure worse than the ailment.

If you don't hurry up and let life know what you want, life will damned soon show you what you'll get.