A 'living constitution' is a dead constitution, because it does not do the one and only thing a written constitution is supposed to do: provide parameters around the power of officials.

Some things have changed, but there's a lot of what went on in the Washington administration that's just been done ever since because that's the way we do things.

Those who would give us a "living" Constitution are actually giving us a dead one, since such a thing is completely unable to protect us against the encroachments of government power.

There are a lot of things that are done in the federal government that are done because Washington did them.

I think there's no doubt that George Washington was the most important American to this time.

In fact, I think 500 years from now, the two Americans so far who will be remembered are George Washington and Neil Armstrong, who, amazingly hasn't been paid very much attention.

What good would it be to fight a war with the British and end up with your own king? Nobody had any idea that George Washington would be George Washington.

If you want to strike, strike now. No matter how skillfully a footballer strikes beyond the 90 minutes' regulated time, he makes no influence. Strike now before it becomes too late!

Who ever is adequate? We all create situations which others can't live up to then break our hearts at them because they don't.

You should study not only that you become a mother when your child is born, but also that you become a child.

But in general, for the purposes of most novelists, the number of objects genuinely necessary for. . .describing a scene will be found to be very small.

In order to dream, you need to have a springboard which is the facts... It gives it that touch of reality, and I think that's quite important... truth with fiction.

There is nothing more dangerous on planet Earth than a black wife.

Girls are small and polite and smiley. They wear dresses and their hair is long and it’s pulled into shapes behind their heads or on either side.

Every generation of rock musician will understand that we wouldn't be anywhere without the support of teenagers buying the records.

I look at B.J. Penn as one of the best boxers in the business. He's got one of the best jabs around.