Sometimes you just gotta cry, but you never,ever do it in public.

I actually think with age comes some level of wisdom.

I didnt know how much I cared about having a woman on the court until the day there was a woman on the court.

Under our system of three branches of government, the courts ultimately are the checks on the legislative and executive branches when they exceed or even abuse the limits of their power.

If I dress like a schlump, I think like a schlump and I work like a schlump.

[On General William Boykin] I hope he's not long for this world.

Why do you write meaningless philosophy?” you asked. “Because it gives meaning to life, ” I whispered with deep empathy.

The problem with the prosperity gospel is that it makes prosperity the Gospel. God's word is flawless, however if your interpretation of the word is wrong, your application will be wrong also.

I wouldn't be where I am without my fans, and I am very thankful for them.

It is from the midst of this putrid sewer that the greatest river of human industry springs up and carries fertility to the whole world. From this foul drain pure gold flows forth.

To say yes, you have to sweat and roll up your sleeves and plunge both hands into life up to the elbows. It is easy to say no, even if saying no means death.

Cleanse my heart... Give me the ability to rage correctly

My life was very tenuous last year. My daughter's death, in March in 2007, was unexpected. It was a shock. I didn't know if I'd survive it.

I never change, except in my affections.

As a kid, death seemed boring to me. As an adult, I think that it seems more like a waste of everything. Somebody once said every time a professor dies, a library burns.

Essentially 'Flight' is just an adventure of multiple realities.