They [the blacks] had no rights which the white man was bound to respect.

We must look at the institution of slavery as publicists, and not as casuists. It is a question of law, and not a case of conscience.

No doctrine involving more pernicious consequences was ever invented by the wit of man than any [constitutional] provisions can be suspended during any of the great exigencies of government.

It seems to me some people just go around lookin' to get their faith unsettled. That has been the fashion for the last hundred years or so.

She looks so broken, I don't want to hurt her more.

Responsibility for the consequences of actions is not the price of freedom, but one of its rewards.

We live in an age of instant knowledge. And there's almost a sense of entitlement to that.

Nobody wants to know what I'm doing 24 hours a day, they'd be painfully bored, trust me. At the same time, if I'm doing something interesting or funny, I like being able to share that with my fans.

Where the Lord closes a door, somewhere He opens a window.

Every woman needs a daughter to tell her stories to.

I wake up 5 a.m. some mornings and hear the planes coming in at National Airport and I think they are bombing me.

Getting the right balance is the primary concern.

You can successfully take a jab at your ex without having everyone criticize you for it.