To show a well-founded fear of persecution, an alien need not prove that it is more likely than not that he or she will be persecuted in his or her home country.

Anonymity is a shield from the tyranny of the majority.

After all, a district judge who gives harsh sentences to Yankees fans and lenient sentences to Red Sox fans would not be acting reasonably even if her procedural rulings were impeccable.

Even in high school, a rule that permits only one point of view to be expressed is less likely to produce correct answers than the open discussion of countervailing views.

The interest in encouraging freedom of expression in a democratic society outweighs any theoretical but unproven benefit of censorship.

The government must pursue a course of complete neutrality toward religion.

Our love cannot be measured, it just is.

Whenever we remove a brick from the wall that was designed to separate religion and government, we increase the risk of religious strife and weaken the foundation of our democracy.

A democracy cannot function effectively when its constituent members believe laws are being bought and sold.

Although it may not be a castle, [it is the] functional equivalent of a hotel room, a vacation and retirement home or a hunting and fishing cabin.

Although NFL teams have common interests such as promoting the NFL brand, they are still separate, profit-making entities, and their interests in licensing team trademarks are not necessarily aligned

The most altruistic and sustainable philosophies fail before the brute brain stem imperative of self-interest.

How'd you get Magnus to let Jace leave?" "Traded him for Alec," Clary said.

There is nothing in the world really beneficial that does not lie within the reach of an informed understanding and a well-protected pursuit.

I never played drunk. Hung over, yes, but never drunk.

Enjoy the necessities of life but eschew the excesses.

Success tastes that much sweeter when you have people to share it with.

We’ve been given the covenant community because we need each other, and together we’ll be more mature, experience more life, and know more joy than we ever would apart from one another.

When I look out into your faces, you know what I see? I see a little bit of Elvis in each and every one of you out there.

Life is a creation, not a discovery.

You put more value on every minute...You know I always kinda thought I did that. I really always enjoyed myself. But it's more valuable now. You're reminded to enjoy every sandwich and every minute.