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

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

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.

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 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.

We may believe we are seeking happiness in love, but what we are really after is familiarity.

It is not worth an intelligent man's time to be in the majority. By definition, there are already enough people to do that.

Pain is meant to be temporary as long as you are not willing to give up on yourself. However, quitting never fails to make it last forever.

Fight for your existence and when doing this, try to be just to others! You have no job other than this in this universe!

Anyone who doubts that caffeine is a drug should read some of the prose composed under its influence.

I'm very interested in my new kitchen equipment shop. I've started it with two friends.

When you run in the morning, you gain time. It's like stretching 24 hours into 25. You may need less sleep and get up earlier, but if you can get by that, running early seems to expand the day.

Things are different from what I thought. They're much worse.

I always thought 'Stump' was kind of like, you dropped something on your foot. It's not the most exotic rock-star name.

I always say if you can't buy it three times over, you can't afford it. Don't drive a Bentley on a Benz income.