Perhaps the cruelest thing ever said of Hubert Humphrey was that he had the soul of a vice president.

I don't like cheap shots, I really don't.

But here's my point to the LA Times. If you had a serious story to run, if you thought there was serious misconduct, you don't wait until the Thursday before the Tuesday. You run it early.

Half of me knows too much to be carefree. But the other half knows enough to be grateful.

Affirmative action was never meant to be permanent, and now is truly the time to move on to some other approach.

Gore will not win a popularity contest, he will not win a personality contest, but he can win an idealogical battle, and he can win a battle of experience.

So many of us had hoped that the civil system might be an alternative for some women, where the burdens were a little bit less, and cases might be easier to prove.

Everybody knows I'm a Democrat.

I've been doing these conventions for 20 years, and we used to at least have debates about issues. Nothing is happening basically at this convention, other than speeches.

Loyalty isn't standing by someone when he's right - that's good judgment. Loyalty is standing by someone when he's wrong.

One of the risks of a public trial is a public verdict.

There are few things more destructive than thoughts believed without question.

Many of us wake up at the age of 40 one day, dreading going to work because we were forced to pick a career before we could legally buy a beer.

There could be no honor in a sure success but much might be wrested from a sure defeat.

It is just as important that business keep out of government as that government keep out of business.

A wise man will not communicate his differing thoughts to unprepared minds, or in a disorderly manner.

Remember, Voyager was just a flyby, Cassini is in orbit. We have the opportunity for monitoring them and their behavior, their comings and goings, how they evolve, when they appear and disappear.

I'm going to teach you the art of swordsmanship-or in other words, how to totally kill someone with a sharp, pointy thing.

Faith is a creative force. When we operate by faith, we employ the creative power of God.

Writing is very much a playground - an artistic playground. It's the most fun thing I do.

I formally proposed. I'm a good Southern gentleman.