"Between the innocence of boyhood and the dignity of manhood, we find a delightful creature called a boy....A boy is truth with dirt on its face, beauty with a cut on its finger, wisdom with bubble gum in its hair and the hope of the future with a frog in its pocket."

“The death penalty experiment has failed.”

Source : "Bruce Edwin Callins v. James A. Collins 510 U.S. 1141". The U.S. Supreme Court case No. 93-7054, www.law.cornell.edu. February 22, 1994.

“Again, like I said, my life has been about being fascinated by objects and the stories that they tell, and also making them for myself, obtaining them, appreciating them and diving into them.”

“The world turns aside to let any man pass who knows where he is going.”

“Politics is the only field in which the more experience you have, the worse you get,”

Source : Peter Prange (2012). “The Philosopher's Kiss: A Novel”, p.67, Simon and Schuster

“When it comes to success, there are no shortcuts.”

“Maybe it wasn't the talent the Lord gave me-maybe it was the passion.”

“Now our job, our duty, our responsibility to ensure the safety and security of our citizens cannot be complete unless we guarantee health care security for our citizens.”

“O Hope, sweet flatterer! thy, delusive touch Sheds on afflicted minds the balm of comfort, Relieves the load of poverty, sustains The captive, bending with the weight of bonds, And smooths the pillow of disease and pain.”