We [the United States] are the world's only superpower right now, so everyone notices every bit of what we do or don't do.

As parties began to develop around the turn of the 19th century, you had party nominees for President nominated in caucuses made up of party members in Congress.

To people who remember JFK's assassination, JFK Jr. will probably always be that boy saluting his father's coffin.

Legacy is what a president does that affects later generations.

The Founding Fathers would be sorry to see that America had become so divided and factionalized.

First of all, there's no mention of political parties in the Constitution, so you begin American history with not only no political conventions but also no parties.

Then you get to the last half of the 20th century, Americans are getting very skeptical about their leaders and their institutions, and another place that is affected is parties and conventions.

I'm defining [presidential courage] pretty narrowly. It's not only taking a big political risk but it's also the risk that in the hindsight of history, people think it's wise.

Under the system that we now have to nominate presidential candidates, for instance, I would prefer that we have a system that is closer to, say, the one we had in the 1960s.

Roosevelt understands that there are things that are worth surrendering your career for, like defending the country against [Adolf] Hitler.

You don't say that for a senator to be a great senator he has to vote against his constituency.

INTROSPECT. Dive deep into your own Life and think...Think..."How have I lived ?" "How can I make my Life better?" -RVM

Maybe that was what millions could do-- nail a satisfied smirk to one's face.

She had to get used to her new name, The Drummer. Twelfth, and last in line, but on a good note, she had the most money, and more importantly, she was alive.

Every man is his own worst enemy

It's impossible to stall a Lizzie.

Failure is not falling down, it is not getting up again

I clench his hands to the point of pain. "Stay with me." His pupils contract to pinpoints, dialate again rapidly, and then return to something resembling normalcy. "Always," he murmurs.

I realized that I have very long arms so I can take the perfect arm-length picture with fans

I feel like with me being a big part of any offense, then the numbers are going to come.

Silence isn't golden. It's yellow.