Socrates asks him the crucial question about education, and that is, If you study with this fellow, what will he make of you?

If you smile when you are alone, then you really mean it, or you're up to something.

It sure is hell to be president.

A lot of the songs I've recorded are songs I write.

We must resist wandering thoughts in prayer. Raising our hands reminds us that we need to raise up our minds to God, setting aside all irrelevant thoughts.

he was watching me and when our eyes met, i had no fan to cover my face, no way to hid my feelings. i was desperate for him, and he could see it, all the way in me.

We are too quickly losing important landscapes in this country to development - and I worry that if we do not act to protect them now, future generations will grow up in a profoundly different world.

Tyranny is the political corollary of socialism, as representative government is the political corollary of the market economy.

Winning is very important to me. I wouldn't be happy with anything less. And I work towards my goal.

I sometimes use some personality traits to fashion part of a character. Most of my characters are composites of either people I know or people in the public eye.