Nations have always good reasons for being what they are, and the best of all is that they cannot be otherwise.

What annoyances are more painful than those of which we cannot complain?

Grace is always natural, though that does not prevent its being often used to hide a lie.

The circumstances of human society are too complicated to be submitted to the rigor of mathematical calculation.

We live in an increasingly chaotic world and it takes a conscious and concerted effort to protect one’s humanity.

That— we seemed to have decided without saying a word— might go a long way toward spoiling something that was special, and beautiful, by virtue of its strangeness and delicacy.

A man's rivals tell you how great he is.

There's only one thing that can kill the movies, and that's education.

I am hanging in the balance of a perfect finished plan, like every sparrow falling, like every grain of sand.

But what is Hope? Nothing but the paint on the face of Existence; the least touch of truth rubs it off, and then we see what a hollow-cheeked harlot we have got hold of.

Once we decide we have to do something, we can go miles ahead.

You can go back and rescind an old regulation like Obama era regulations. That was done once in 20 years. We've done 14 of them in law this year alone, because they can't filibuster that.

The best way to reduce emissions and pollution is not through partisan political theater but through developing consensus on areas that will bring about effectual change.

We were told four years ago that 17 million people went to bed hungry each night. Well that was probably true. They were all on a diet.