No one contends that the other Amendments that preserve rights of 'the people' -the First, Fourth, Ninth and Tenth-do not preserve individuals' rights. The same must be true of the Second.

You know frankly, going to war without France is like going deer hunting without an accordion. You just leave a lot of useless noisy baggage behind.

What kind of leader sends congressmen out on a kamikaze mission in an election year and right before a recess? The kind of leader whose followers are diminishing in number.

Joys circular fulfillment was so persistent, when I was weak it gave me strength.

I decided I would teach Mrs. P. a lesson by cooking my own meal.

Humility means accepting reality with no attempt to outsmart it.

Going insane would be worse than dying. At least death is clear and final

People who commit monstrous crimes are not necessarily monsters. If they were, things would be easy. But they aren't and it is one of the experiences of life.

Every time you lose an animal, it's like losing a brick from the house. Pretty soon the house just falls down, you know?

I collect books and I have some really, really old schoolbooks, and God is mentioned on every single page.

Political parties are like poets, born, not made.

My most cherished possessions are my grandma's letters and my vintage Martha Washington cookbook.

She who is silent everywhere finds peace.