There exists in some parts of the world sanctimonious criticism of America's death penalty, as somehow unworthy of a civilized society.

It is difficult to maintain the illusion that we are interpreting a Constitution, rather than inventing one.

What is a moderate interpretation of the text? Halfway between what it really means and what you'd like it to mean?

A Bill of Rights that means what the majority wants it to mean is worthless.

If we cannot have moral feelings against homosexuality, can we have it against murder? Can we have it against other things?

Devout Christians are destined to be regarded as fools in modern society. We are fools for Christ's sake. We must pray for courage to endure the scorn of the sophisticated world.

Day by day, case by case, the Supreme Court is busy designing a Constitution for a country I do not recognize.

I even accept for the sake of argument that sexual orgies eliminate social tensions and ought to be encouraged.

In a big family the first child is kind of like the first pancake. If it's not perfect, that's okay, there are a lot more coming along.

For in order for capitalism to work -- in order for it to produce a good and a stable society -- the traditional Christian virtues are essential.

In the eyes of government we are just one race here. It is American.

I like who I am when I'm with her. And I hope that she feels the same way. If she doesn't, we shouldn't be together, no matter how I feel about it.

Acceptance looks like a passive state, but in reality it brings something entirely new into this world. That peace, a subtle energy vibration, is consciousness.

Don't bore the public with mysterious designs.

If you use your mind to look for a Buddha, you won't see the Buddha.

As the interned American citizens of Japanese descent learned, the Bill of Rights provided them with little protection when it was needed.

I carried recipes in my head like maps.

Ive been on the tour for 12 years, and the big dream has always been to get a world title.

Leadership is not defined by the exercise of power but by the capacity to increase the sense of power among those led. The most essential work of the leader is to create more leaders.

Unskilled and inexperienced workers are the ones most often deprived of employment opportunities by increases in the minimum wage.

You can't be everything to everybody, but you can be everything to somebody. Don't lose the ones you love trying to please the world