Judicial excellence requires candor before confirmation. We are being asked to give the nominee enormous power.

We cannot and will not ban the creation of violent video games. But, we can prevent the distribution of these disturbing games to children, where their effects can be negative

I will vote my hopes and not my fears

As all of us with any involvement in sports knows, no two umpires or no two referees have the same strike zone or call the same kind of a basketball game

Bankruptcy is a serious decision that people have to make.

Before we decide to trust you with this power, we ask you to stand before the public and explain your views. Justice may be blind, but it should not be deaf.

Even as we pour hundreds of billions of dollars into our efforts in the Middle East, there is much that needs to be done to win the war of ideas in the Muslim world and beyond

We need to take steps to strengthen and mend Social Security so that its promise of a secure retirement is just as real for seniors in the future as it is today.

The judicial branch has, in its finest hours, stood firmly on the side of individuals against those who would trample their rights.

A nominee [to Supreme Court] must possess the competence, character and temperament to serve on the bench.

As the guardian of our rights, the Supreme Court makes decisions every year which either protect the individual or leave him at the mercy of more powerful forces in our society.

Never say you understand someone's pain if you haven't felt the same, because not only would you sound mocking but also ignorant.

In order to survive in a world of instinct, its' alternative is to hunt or being hunted.Reject this, then be prepared to be hunted.

Ecological differentiation is the necessary condition for coexistence.

When you step on the brakes your life is in your foot's hands.

In the end, photography for me is just an excuse to get to know the world.

Probably looking at a piece of paper and all the features of a minivan, the minivan is probably the best car in the world.

One could not always put safety up front as the prime goal. Do that, and who would ever achieve anything of note?

Music's supposed to come from the heart. I felt like that if it ever got mechanical, I was going to back away from it.

History happens one person at a time.

Lipitor is one of the most researched medicines. I'm glad I take Lipitor, as a doctor, and a dad.