I think a lot of us share a fear that we and people we love will lose control of our own destinies at the end of life.

The loudest voices we hear are those who advocate conflict, divisiveness.

Japan is a great nation. It should begin to act like one.

The Federal Reserve bank buys government bonds without one penny.

I was to Japanese visitors to Washington what the Mona Lisa is to Americans visiting Paris.

We are seekers of the truth, but we do not embody the truth. And in humility, we should recognize that the same can be said about our most ardent foes.

When we vest our personal opinions with the trappings of religion, we make religion the servant of our politics.

The Senate is indeed a deliberative body, and that quality serves the nation well. A slow-moving government helps us maintain a stable government. But slow moving is not the same as immobile.

When God chooses you to deliver a message, to have a purpose, no one and nothing can reverse the course of His plan.

One of my favorite games when I was a kid was 'murder/suicide'. Dad would show us a photo and ask us: 'Is it a murder or a suicide ?'

There is perhaps no psychological skill more fundamental than resisting impulse.

I work three days at home, and two days in the British Library or the London Library, just to get out of the house and hide from the children.

A "take" is an opportunity to fail ... and we think that we have to get it right all the time.

Jealousy comes from self-love rather than from true love.

I like adventures, and I’m going to find some.

What they sell to the masses are the chains you must break if you are ever to be in control of your life.

She takes off your drawers and works you over, she calls you Twinkles and you call her Rover.