The great social adventure of America is no longer the conquest of the wilderness but the absorption of fifty different peoples.

It requires wisdom to understand wisdom: the music is nothing if the audience is deaf.

The radical novelty of modern science lies precisely in the rejection of the belief... that the forces which move the stars and atoms are contingent upon the preferences of the human heart.

He has honor if he holds himself to an ideal of conduct though it is inconvenient, unprofitable, or dangerous to do so.

There can be no liberty for a community which lacks the means by which to detect lies.

When all think alike, then no one is thinking

The press does not tell us what to think, it tells us what to think about.

The news and the truth are not the same thing.

The present crisis of Western democracy is a crisis in journalism.

To create a minimum standard of life below which no human being can fall is the most elementary duty of the democratic state.

It is often very illuminating...to ask yourself how you got at the facts on which you base your opinion. Who actually saw, heard, felt, counted, named the thing, about which you have an opinion?

As much as we thirst for approval, we dread condemnation.

Gold medals aren't really made of gold. They're made of sweat, determination, and a hard-to-find alloy called guts.

Refugees have done more for my heart and my spirit than I can ever express in words.

Nowadays, you have to hire a blogger to fend off the bloggers. This blogging game is playing out nicely.

a women is like a tea bag.it's only when she is in hot water that you realize how strong she is.

Just because you're interested in what jihad is doesn't mean you intend to join.

My actual personality probably lies someplace between the two.

Belief, confidence in yourself.. the world’s your playground. Limitless. My question is... will you be remembered?

Raise your hands in the air, pump your fists, and solemnly swear to rock the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.

If we do more with less, our response will be adequate to take care of everybody.