The Constitution was framed upon the theory that the peoples of the several states must sink or swim together, and that in the long run prosperity and salvation are in union and not division.

Justice is not to be taken by storm. She is to be wooed by slow advances.

Method is much, technique is much, but inspiration is even more.

Law never is, but is always about to be.

The judge is not the knight-errant, roaming at will in pursuit of his own ideal of beauty or of goodness.

Freedom of expression is the matrix, the indispensable condition, of nearly every other form of freedom.

History, in illuminating the past, illuminates the present, and in illuminating the present, illuminates the future.

The final cause of law is the welfare of society.

Justice is not to be taken by storm. She is to be wooed by slow advances. Substitute statute for decision, and you shift the center of authority, but add no quota of inspired wisdom.

There are vogues and fashions in jurisprudence as in literature and art and dress.

Justice, though due to the accused, is due the accuser also. The concept of fairness cannot be strained till it is narrowed to a filament. We are to keep our balance true.

The closest I ever came to a near death experience was living in LA.

Where humanity sowed faith, hope, and unity, joy’s garden blossomed.

Authority is just and faithful in all matters of promise-keeping; it is also considerate, and that is why a good mother is the best home-ruler.

I also have picked a secretary for Housing and Human Development. Mel Martinez from the state of Florida.

I learned that the moment you want to slow down is the moment you should accelerate.

The best way to leave a legacy is to believe, teach, defend, and promote what is true.

I think it's important to do smaller films because I think that's where a lot of new things are happening.

Indeed, the opposite of joy is not sorrow. The opposite of joy is unbelief.

I'm not trying to keep up or adapt. I'm allowing myself to grow, evolve and create new music.

Fashion is an expression of what you're feeling.