I never wanted to be a writer; I just had stories I needed to tell.
The Senate has been debased to the level of a forum of hate and character assassination sheltered by the shield of congressional immunity.
Those of us who shout the loudest about Americanism, are all too frequently those who. . . ignore some of the basic principles of Americanism-the right to criticize, the right to hold unpopular beliefs, the right to protest, the right of independent thought.
I do not want to see the Republican party ride to political victory on the Four Horsemen of Calumny-fear, ignorance, bigotry and smear.
The right to criticize: the right to hold unpopular beliefs; the right to protest; the right of independent thought. The exercise of these rights should not cost one single American citizen his reputation or his right to a livelihood. . . Otherwise none of us could call our souls our own.
The right way is not always the popular and easy way. Standing for right when it is unpopular is a true test of moral character.
My creed is that public service must be more than doing a job efficiently and honestly. It must be a complete dedication to the people and to the nation with full recognition that every human being is entitled to courtesy and consideration, that constructive criticism is not only to be expected but sought, that smears are not only to be expected but fought, that honor is to be earned, not bought.
Seek out a person whom you admire and respect for the support you need - that we all need from time to time.
Many people can reach for and achieve excellence. To do this consistently is what separates masters and geniuses from everyone else.
God can have our money and not have our hearts, but He cannot have our hearts without having our money.
If biologists so often forget the most universal of all biologic principles [variation], it is not surprising that men and women in general expect their fellows to think and behave according to the pattern that may fit the law-maker, or the imaginary ideals for which the legislation was fashioned, but which are ill-shaped for all real individuals who try to live under them.