[My father] was interested. He read the newspapers and read Time and U.S. News and World Report and people in stores would come along, you know, and they would talk politics.

We don't pay judges to think; we pay judges to rule on the law.

The civil libertarians among us would rather defend the constitution than protect our nation's security.

We represent our constituents. And so they don't get to dictate policy.

Donald Trump is saying we're going to end the lawlessness at the border and we're going to push Mexico to do better. So there's been a reaction by the activist community to attack him.

Some of my best friends are FBI agents.

I am totally committed to maintaining the freedom and equality America has to provide to every citizen.

We need more American energy. It keeps wealth at home. It keeps our wealth from ending up in Venezuela and Saudi Arabia. It creates jobs at home.

Donald Trump can improve and get better as he goes along, and I think he will.

I believe that President [George W.] Bush was correct. I thought that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction, and I supported him steadfastly, and once we committed we should see it through.

I certainly believe that improving our intelligence is of important national interest.

The only period where there is lesser competition for opportunities are during times of difficulties.

Instead, we linger over a luxury that costs nothing: Imagining what may be.

Be healthy, hearty and happy.

Saying of the ProphetAccusationsAnyone reviling a brother for a sin will not himself die before committing it.

The thing that bothers me the most about the media is simple accuracy.

I miss sometimes the buzz of America. A sense that anything can change at the drop of a hat. In a way, it's an exhausting thing to live with.

An enterprise that is constantly exploring new horizons is likely to have a competitive advantage in attracting and retaining talent.

What I enjoy most about being on stage is that the natural instruments give you a greater freedom with texture. When you use natural instruments they have their own resonance.

I think there absolutely are so many lessons that can be learned from sports and so many different positive things that don't necessarily get the spotlight and the attention.

I'm a dramatist. Dramatists have a right to look at history and interpret it the way they see it.