Some questions cannot be answered, but they can be decided.

An honest public servant can't become rich in politics. He can only attain greatness and satisfaction by service.

I sincerely regret the unfortunate choice of language which I used in my letter of August 29 to Congressman McDonough concerning the Marine Corps.

Work Hard. Do your best. Keep your word. Never get too big for your britches. Trust in God. Have no fear; and Never forget a friend.

My choice early in life was either to be a piano player in a whorehouse or a politician. To tell the truth, there's hardly a difference.

America was not built on fear. America was built on courage, on imagination and an unbeatable determination to do the job at hand.

Our debt to the heroic men and valiant women in the service of our country can never be repaid. They have earned our undying gratitude. America will never forget their sacrifices.

A President needs political understanding to run the government, but he may be elected without it.

Democrats work to help people who need help. That other party, they work for people who don't need help. That's all there is to it.

Everybody has the right to express what he thinks. That, of course, lets the crackpots in. But if you cannot tell a crackpot when you see one, then you ought to be taken in.

Term limits would cure both senility and seniority- both terrible legislative diseases.

I love every single character in my books. Killing a character of causes me physical pain... It's like ripping a band-aid off too fast.

No, I do not want to sacrifice four days for two games. My time is too valuable to do that

By precipitating change, you'll create value. Those that do this best will win.

Egotist: 1. A person who is his own best friend. 2. An I specialist. 3. A man whose opinions all change, except the one he has of himself.

We do not live by justice, but by grace.

I got a very strong sense from my mother, in particular, that we are all equal in the sight of God.

Inferior thinking and writing will make a name for a man among inferior people, who in all ages and countries, are the majority.

A guilty conscience never feels secure.

Who gets to decide who's an enemy combatant and who's an American citizen? Are we really so frightened and so easily frightened that we would give up a thousand-year history?

Even animals who sometimes seem unlovable to humans, have also feelings. They can suffer just as we do.