There is an infinity of political errors which, being once adopted, become principles.

Government owes its birth to the necessity of preventing and repressing the injuries which the associated individuals had to fear from one another.

Thought is the first faculty of man; to express it is one of his first desires; to spread it, his dearest privilege.

According to Hannah, real life just happens, whereas stories make sense. When you put real life in print, she says, you show it up for the pointless mess it really is.

Men take only their needs into consideration - never their abilities.

Worshipers never leave church...we carry our sanctuary with us wherever we go.

The older I get, and the more I travel in particular, the less I care about what exactly is in the dish than who's cooking it and why.

US Ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker and I have repeatedly sought to emphasize that the progress in Iraq is fragile and also, possibly, reversible.

Anyone who really studies Catholicism deeply is aware of the mystical nature of our faith. Even references to Christ's mystical body has connections to that principle.

I believe the relationship you have with your government is not so different to a love relationship.

You know, I have the best parents in the world and I got really, really lucky because they think that everything I do is Oscar-worthy.

If you don't ever stop singing, your voice stays in shape. It's like the marathon runner. You've got to run, run, run to stay in shape.

Long on the wave reflected lustres of play.