Too often, they play to whatever group is the loudest down at City Hall, and they buy them off, essentially.

If people use common sense and their own guiding moral compass, I think they'll generally stay out of trouble.

There is insufficient support for the police and safety and law enforcement, in general, in the city council.

Traditional marriage between a man and a woman has been a cornerstone of our society for generations. If we are going to change that, it ought to be done by the will of the people.

Politics is a contact sport.

The liberals are fighting so hard whenever President Bush appoints any federal judges.

The Senate needs 60 votes to pass anything. They have to compromise with liberal Democrats to spend more money. Even though arguably we have control of the Senate, we really don't.

You have to starve the Beast. That's one of the most important things about tax cuts. If you leave the money in Washington, it's going to be spent.

We've passed an energy bill in the House, to help us be less reliant upon foreign oil so we can get gas prices down. But nothing happens in the Senate.

There's so much mudslinging going on, and people get so turned off by that. It seems like neither party is aware of that. They're too concerned with blasting each other.

Go by your own conscience.

A best friend is the one person that doesn't leave you worse off by their actions or yours.

No Son [. . .] Not a traitor to your country. Much worse. A traitor to your soul.

Tell us your phobias and we will tell you what you are afraid of.

What's all this about yanking poor Magnus and Alec back from their vacation?" Isabelle demanded. "They have opera tickets!

I think that fans are always looking for someone to blame. Wouldn't it be nice if they looked in the mirror?

Unsolved problems on the inside of a person stop success more often than problems on the outside of a person.

Stay in one place too long and the tide can overwhelm you. Ride the tide, surf the waves, stay on top of the changes.

I've sown all the oats I want to sow.

When I breathe, This sound in my chest Lonelier than the winter wind

The summer night is like a perfection of thought.