There is a barbarism in the American soul, and we must protect some of it by law. To root it out is to endanger our lives on the one hand, and our liberty on the other.

The perfect lover is one who turns into a pizza at 4:00 A.M.

If you ever become a mother, can I have one of the puppies?

Ronald Reagan was a dim hack who did horrible damage to almost everything he touched.

We, The People is more than a statement of purpose. It is an acknowledgement of an obligation to each other.

Optimism....is neither weak nor naive. It can be tough and pure and earned just as clearly as any brooding existential despair.

We have a revolutionary history to honor and uphold. Which was what Nelson Mandela did. He reminded us of that which we need to be reminded, over and over again, about our own best selves.

Campaigns are no longer high-minded exchanges of ideas, even though God knows we need more good ones - ideas, that is.

If religion comes into the public square, it is as vulnerable as any other human institution to be pelted with produce. Ignorance does not become wisdom just because you gussy it up with the Gospels.

There is a lot in American politics (and in American life) that is angry, greedy, reckless and violent.

In order to get big things done, sometimes, presidents have to be deft at moving the pea around under the shells.

Happiness exists on earth, and it is won through prudent exercise of reason, knowledge of the harmony of the universe, and constant practice of generosity.

知之者不如好之者，好之者不如樂之者。”“Knowing it does not compare with loving it

Effective leaders have the ability to serve and appreciate others while at the same time enabling them to achieve greatness.

This secret-keeping business was not for me.

Is life not more important than anything in this world?

The world is such a marvel - it gave you trials, but if you were still and concentrated, if you tried to do the right thing, it always provided you with salvation.

[The] liberty of divorce does not contribute to happiness and virtue. The facility of separation would destroy all mutual confidence, and inflame every trifling dispute . . .

On the contrary, the most urgent problem today is how to limit and discourage the over-fertility of the mentally and physically defective.

Knowledge emerges only through invention and re-invention, through the restless, impatient, continuing, hopeful inquiry human beings pursue in the world, with the world, and with each other.

When it comes to Hillary Clinton, it is really about mobilizing and energizing women voters to turn out to the polls.