I am hungry for power, but not to lord over others; only to own myself.

If my mind cannot be tied down, if my dreams cannot be diminished, then no amount of restraints can really guarantee my quiet submission.

I'd rather believe in reincarnation than hell. The idea of an afterlife is much so more tolerable when returning is an option.

Can anyone survive without faith, however its labeled? No matter how you live, it seems, you need faith to get by, to get ahead.

For me, the act of photography is all about discovery and finding new things.

Of Dickens' style it is impossible to speak in praise. It is jerky, ungrammatical, and created by himself in defiance of rules... No young novelist should ever dare to imitate the style of Dickens.

The best characters are always wretchedly flawed

On the whole, the evidence indicates that model trends in the troposphere are very likely inconsistent with observations.

A leader's role is to raise people's aspirations for what they can become and to release their energies so they will try to get there.

I think the politics have gotten better in the United States, which makes it easier to pass legislation, budgets and treaties.

Well, when one's lost, I suppose it's good advice to stay where you are until someone finds you.

We don't want crimes committed in New Mexico falling through the cracks. This legislation ensures that there is no area of our state where crimes can be committed without consequence.