There have existed, in every age and every country, two distinct orders of men - the lovers of freedom and the devoted advocates of power.

This softening she sees in me isn't enough to make me affectionate, but it's just enough to render me inept. I can't give her what she wants — virtuousness — or what she needs — protection.

It's not time to worry yet

There are nine and sixty ways of constructing tribal lays and every single one of them is right.

I am not here to parade my religious sentiments, but I declare I have too much respect for the faith in which I was born to ever use it as the basis of a political organization.

Never to lie is to have no lock on your door, you are never wholly alone.

... shouldn't everything you do matter if you're bothering at all? Not to hold on when it's over, that's the trick.

Old fools are greater fools than young ones.

Reaching the finish line, never walking, and enjoying the race. These three, in this order, are my goals.

I think good radio often uses the techniques of fiction: characters, scenes, a big urgent emotional question. And as in the best fiction, tone counts for a lot.

Lord, help us to accept the pains and conflicts that come to us each day as opportunities to grow as people and become more like you.