Without amendments we would never even have had the Bill of Rights.

The American flag represents all of us and all the values we hold sacred.

It's not written in the Constitution or anything else.... Congress, just out of the clear blue sky, said the airwaves belong to the people, which means, in essence, that it belongs to Congress.

Our flag is not just one of many political points of view. Rather, the flag is a symbol of our national unity.

Our nation is built on the bedrock principle that governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed.

Giving people what they want isn't just good radio; it's also the right way to run a country.

Worrying that banning flag desecration would inhibit free speech reveals a misunderstanding of the flag's fundamental nature.

It is the will of the American people that we have a right to protect our flag and this can only be accomplished by passing a Constitutional amendment.

The electronic spectrum is the only natural resource in which there's no such thing as private property rights. You can't own a piece of the spectrum.

I was faced more with apathy than opposition.

One of the things I learned in law school is that there's nothing wrong or undesirable or dishonorable or destructive about amending the Constitution.

Sweetie, this is Hell. We invented paperwork.

Friendship is a beautiful blessing. You may love your friends and they may love you, but that doesn’t mean they should have unexamined influence in all areas of your life.

Forget ideas, Mr. Author. What kind of pen do you use?

Humor is richly rewarding to the person who employs it. It has some value in gaining and holding attention, but it has no persuasive value at all.

It's hard to get into Newsweek because, as more of our former intellectual magazines take on a pop focus, if there's no buzz, there's no interest.

I totally believe that God has blessed me with the unique ability to know offense, to call offense.

Always remember the essence of Christian holiness is simplicity and purity: one design, one desire: entire devotion to God.

Yes, Louise Brooks was beautiful and intelligent, and she could be very funny, but obviously there was a deep insecurity there, a real destructive rage and immaturity.

My Hamlet was about as alienated as you can get. Mine was a bitter and lonely prince. Valid, I think, but maybe tough to root for. I think that romance was missing.

It was character that got us out of bed, commitment that moved us into action, and discipline that enabled us to follow through.