Under the doctrine of separation of powers, the manner in which the president personally exercises his assigned executive powers is not subject to questioning by another branch of government.

There are times when an abortion is necessary. I know that. When you have a black and a white.

Never forget, the press is the enemy. The establishment is the enemy. The professors are the enemy. Professors are the enemy. Write that on a blackboard 100 times and never forget it.

When the President does it, that means that it's not illegal.

Only if you have been in the deepest valley, can you ever know how magnificent it is to be on the highest mountain.

People have got to know whether or not their president is a crook. Well, I'm not a crook. I earned everything I've got.

We cannot learn from one another until we stop shouting at one another - until we speak quietly enough so that our words can be heard as well as our voices.

I don't think a woman should be in any government job whatever. I mean, I really don't. The reason why I do is mainly because they are erratic and emotional.

I know you heard what you thought I said, but what I said isn't what I meant.

I was not lying. I said things that later on seemed to be untrue.

I gave 'em a sword. And they stuck it in, and they twisted it with relish. And I guess if I had been in their position, I'd have done the same thing.

I've come to realize that worldly light brings more popularity in someone's life then spiritual light.

Before I can become an expert on anything, I must first become an expert on me.

Listening out for the sound of [his parent's] return kept him suspended in a semi-permanent state of agitation just like an apparently sleeping cat whose ear radar never rests.

This is why the oceans taste of salt. It is because of all the tears of mermaids for sailors who have died for their love. The oceans are salt with death and grief.

Virtue is simply happiness, and happiness is a by-product of function. You are happy when you are functioning.

Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works.

When you go to an art gallery you are simply a tourist looking at the trophy cabinet of a few millionaires.

Never expect a loan to a friend to be paid back if you want to keep that friend.

Popular poets are the parish priests of the Muse, retailing her ancient divinations to a long since converted public.

Many dedicated endurance athletes don’t need to be told what to do – they need to be told what not to do.