There is a good reason they call these ceremonies 'commencement exercises'. Graduation is not the end; it's the beginning.

Graduation is not the end; it's the beginning.

Capital punishment is our society's recognition of the sanctity of human life.

But I bear witness to Christ, too. I really know him to be the savior of the world. And that means more to me than almost anything else I know.

I sleep so much better at night, knowing that America is protected from thin pickles and fast ketchup.

We're going to find out who did this and we're going after the bastards.

Microsoft is engaging in unlawful predatory practices that go well beyond the scope of fair competition.

We cannot let our respect for the FBI blind us from the fact the FBI has sometimes come up short of our expectations.

Vigilant and effective antitrust enforcement today is preferable to the heavy hand of government regulation of the Internet tomorrow.

I think that support of this [stem cell] research is a pro-life pro-family position. This research holds out hope for more than 100 million Americans.

The only ones who will see an increase in pay are some of the trial lawyers who bring the cases.

It is hard to take the last step, but the hardest thing is to make a choice between the unwillingness to live and the inability to die.

Do not risk your life for someone who does not care about you.

Today's a beautiful day, and yesterday was a beautiful day, so that means it's a great life.

We never wholly shed anything that we have ever been.

I asked that I not be considered for vice president of the United States.

The highest qualities of character...must be earned.

Rilke says: Verweilung, auch am Verstrautesten nicht, ist uns gegeben - We are not allowed to linger, even with what is most intimate.

I wouldn't want to donate my body for scientific study.

I just get focused on whatever is in front of me. When I was filming Crossroads, it had all my focus. Now I'm all focused on finishing my recording so I can get that out. It's just day by day.