Power is neither good nor evil.

I have been bent and broken, but - I hope - into a better shape.

Mortals. I envy you. You think you can change things. Stop the universe. Undo what was done long before you came along. You are such beautiful creatures.

The right thing and the easy thing are never the same.

Knowing you don't have much time left changes things. You get kind of philosophical. And you figure things out-more like, they figure themselves out-and everything gets real clear.

There are no coincidences.

Because saving the people you love isn't stupid. It isn't even a choice

Who can judge the judge?

I'll love you until the day after forever.

It almost felt like she was sucking it all out of me, like she sucked on that sticky red lollipop, the one she kept licking as she drove.

the whole way down, I was only thinking one thing . . . L E N A

If sleep wasn't necessary, I would have used those 8 hours just to gaze at you.

I'm embarrassed every time I look a teacher in the eye, because we ask them to do so much for so little.

The people I'm honored to represent in Missouri and all over the country want leaders to address their kitchen table everyday problems.

You can drive at 16, go to war at 18, drink at 21, and retire at 65. So who can say what age you have to be to find your true love?

It isn't about what you do, but how you do it

Nobody gets lucky all the time. Nobody can win all the time. Nobody's a robot. Nobody's perfect.

We must focus on people as people, regardless of race, creed, color or gender.

A woman makes an outfit her own with accessories.

It’s the things you fight for and struggle with before earning that have the greatest worth.

I have played some very kind and loving character. I don't know why I'm so good at playing bad. I really don't.