But one way or another, judges perform a very vital function in our society. They have a risky job and they are entitled to security.

The essence of a democracy is a free electorate.

There's nothing more important than our good health - that's our principal capital asset.

If you are going to have to play defense all the time, you cannot have the kind of ingenuity, assertiveness, independence, and intelligence which is what has made our country strong.

We don't need holy wars. What we need is tolerance and brotherhood and simple humanity.

Strong advocacy for education, health care and worker safety will be indispensable if they are to get their fair share of President Bush's austere budget for the next fiscal year.

I must say I am not pleased to have to arrange the Senate schedule around the availability of Senators who are running for President.

The fundamental purpose of government is to protect its citizens.

I'm battling cancer. It's another battle I intend to win.

I don't like labels. I think they conceal more than they reveal, sort of like a bikini.

I knew people were going to see me see deteriorate before their eyes.

About the only thing that comes to us without effort is old age.

I beseech you, one and all, to add your prayers to mine to the end that war and bloodshed cease, and that love, friendship, peace and unity reign in the world.

We tear life out of life to use it for looking at itself.

Hey Baby. Baby? You're kidding me, right? I was trying it out. No? No.

Nothing speaks louder or more powerfully than a life of integrity

You can't use irony as a way of disengaging with the difficult or emotional aspects of life.

I don't need to get my due; I get my money.

If Heaven is willing to sing to us, it is little to ask that we be ready to listen.

I've also been busy doing stuff for Steve Jackson Games.

Sometimes writer's block is no more than a signal that you have not done enough research.