Winston County was a pocket of Republicans. Even in the depression days, when Democrats dominated Alabama, Winston County remained a Republican county and all the elected officials were Republican.

We don't pay judges to think; we pay judges to rule on the law.

The civil libertarians among us would rather defend the constitution than protect our nation's security.

We represent our constituents. And so they don't get to dictate policy.

Donald Trump is saying we're going to end the lawlessness at the border and we're going to push Mexico to do better. So there's been a reaction by the activist community to attack him.

Some of my best friends are FBI agents.

I am totally committed to maintaining the freedom and equality America has to provide to every citizen.

We need more American energy. It keeps wealth at home. It keeps our wealth from ending up in Venezuela and Saudi Arabia. It creates jobs at home.

Donald Trump can improve and get better as he goes along, and I think he will.

I believe that President [George W.] Bush was correct. I thought that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction, and I supported him steadfastly, and once we committed we should see it through.

I certainly believe that improving our intelligence is of important national interest.

Darkness swallows everything, even pain. That’s what makes it so tempting. Comforting. It disguises weakness as strength.

People will often give you a detailed tour of the underside of the bus that they will throw you under later.

Part of the punk attitude was that you should project your music through your whole body... show your personality as much as possible.

The tax collector must love poor people, he's creating so many of them.

When I look at the way I was able to play in my 17th year, I feel like I earned the right to play in the NFL for another one.

A government debt is a government claim against personal income and private property - an unpaid tax bill.

You're not going to impose the patriarchal paradigm on me.

We are all hunting for rational reasons for believing in the absurd.

I'm attracted to men who are going to stand up to me.

When creative people do their best work, they're hardly ever in charge, they're just sort of rolling along with their eyes shut yelling wheee.