The lives of the best of us are spent in choosing between evils.

The lives of the best of us are spent in choosing between evils.

It is the coward who fawns upon those above him. It is the coward who is insolent whenever he dares be so.

Oppression is more easily endured than insult.

It is not that you do wrong by design, but that you should never do right by mistake.

There is a holy, mistaken zeal in politics, as well as in religion. By persuading others, we convince ourselves.

It is the eternal truth in the political as well as the mystical body, that, where one member suffers, all the members suffer with it.

How much easier is it to be generous than just.

One precedent creates another and they soon accumulate and constitute law. What yesterday was a fact, today is doctrine.

The right of election is the very essence of the constitution.

Notable talents are not necessarily connected with discretion.

The integrity of men is to be measured by their conduct, not by their professions.

When a person is determined to believe something, the very absurdity of the doctrine confirms them in their faith.

Whether it be the heart to conceive, the understanding to direct, or the hand to execute.

The injustice done to an individual is sometimes of service to the public.

The liberty of the Press is the Palladium of all the civil, political and religious rights of an Englishman.

Private credit is wealth public honor is security the feather that adorns the royal bird supports its flight strip him of his plumage and you fix him to the earth.

Guilt alone like brain sick frenzy in its feverish mood fills the light air with visionary terrors and shapeless forms of fear.

When we separated, I did not want to get in a slugfest. I had to take the high ground.

Go for Dr. Bowen as soon as you can. I think father is hurt.

Laughter brings out the child in all of us.

One can lose themselves in the twilight, when there are no colors to guide the way.

Turning 50 changed me and I'm far more accepting of myself. I'm not thin, but I am a size 10. I go in at the middle and very much out at the bottom and top. And now I think, 'Well, that's how I am.'

Successful ecologists are successful in part because they have prepared their minds to attack scientific problems using a variety of intellectual tools.

I could work in the shower if I had plastic paper.

They don't pay me enough to take any racial abuse. If you come up to me and say something racially, I'm going to take your head off.

I'm not at the hoarder stage, but there are two or three storage units here and there. I have things that a lot of people put a lot of heart and soul into, a lot of mental energy. I'm good at keeping those things. When it comes to pop culture, as you move through this fast lane, you wonder where it all goes and how you can hold onto it.

We must boycott fur coats as well as all the accessories.

As conservatives, we know our principles, and we also know the best ideas do not always come from Washington.

The existence of an area of free land, its continuous recession, and the advance of American settlement, explain American development.

For a long time, I resisted seeing 'The Sound of Music,' but when I finally did, I cried.

People in distress behave in a stressful way. They aren't all sweetness and light. They don't behave well when they are unhappy. That's just what I've observed.

There's so much bigotry that needs to be overcome.

Cooking is not difficult. Everyone has taste even if they dont realize it. Even if youre not a great chef theres nothing to stop you understanding the difference between what tastes good and what doesnt.

The very essence of leadership is that you have to have vision. You can't blow an uncertain trumpet.

Book love... is your pass to the greatest, the purest, and the most perfect pleasure that God has prepared for His creatures.

Stop wondering if you're good enough. Know you are, and start acting like it.

Different strokes for different folks

Moscow and Washington have evolved a delicate process for 'de-confliction' in the tight Syrian airspace, where accidents or miscommunication could be disastrous.

I really enjoy watching TV; it offers an amazing window, and its an incredible way of presenting history to young people in particular.

Career diversification ain't a bad thing.

Marriage is a blood sport. Marriage is jousting. It's disembowelment. It's just terrible, terrible visceral injuries. It's not for everybody.