"Liberty (individual freedom) is the prize, responsibility the price."

“On the Way of the Cross, you see, my children, only the first step is painful. Our greatest cross is the fear of crosses. . . We have not the courage to carry our cross, and we are very much mistaken; for, whatever we do, the cross holds us tight - we cannot escape from it. What, then, have we to lose? Why not love our crosses, and make use of them to take us to heaven?”

“I know I would have learned a huge amount had I read the Bible with my rabbi. But I also would have missed a huge amount, and I would have been guided down the narrow paths where the rabbi led me, not the paths that I chose for myself.”

Source : "Slate: David Plotz Discusses 'Good Book' and What He Learned Blogging the Bible". The Washington Post Live Q&As, www.washingtonpost.com. March 4, 2009.

“I definitely understand not entirely fitting in. I think everyone has their own version of feeling out of place and I think one of the great things we have the ability to do is to know it's all right. It's OK to have that awkward phase.”

Source : Source: www.slate.com

“You can, when Time is ripe, swope to your feet - at your full height - at a single gesture. Ready to go where? Why... Wherever God motions.”

“Clinton used to like to get out of the White House a lot. He would take night trips to McDonald's, and stuff like that. I think he wanted to get out of the house.”

“My father was my greatest inspiration. He was a lunatic.”

“I tell people, Don't take my advice. What do I know?”

“If we win, we'll make history, and I'll serve you on the Agriculture Committee.”