Power is dangerous. It corrupts the best and attracts the worst. Power is only given to those who are prepared to lower themselves to pick it up.

I would rather read a mediocre book than waste time sitting around with people making small talk.

Taking what is, then making it into what it can be through the power of creation that we all possess.

The strength of the nation ultimately depends upon the strength of family and community.

I tried not to make God this big deal in Joan's life. She treats God like a friend: she's nice to him some days, and other days mean, and then cries when she needs help.

The interesting thing about staring down a gun barrel is how small the hole is where the bullet comes out, yet what a big difference it would make in your social schedule.

So long as the New Testament served to decipher the Old, it was taken as an absolute norm.

If the roads are in trouble, if bridges are in trouble, and if schools are in trouble, it's because somebody in Washington wanted to pay for something else.

Lead us not into temptation. Just tell us where it is; we'll find it.

I like to pick my own vegetables.

Too much ice is really bad for polar bears.