"You have citizens who don't understand how government works and they're kind of soured on it. All they do is criticize. They have no idea that they can make things happen."

"It matters enormously to a successful democratic society like ours that we have three branches of government, each with some independence and some control over the other two. That's set out in the Constitution."

"Having family responsibilities and concerns just has to make you a more understanding person."

"The framers of the Constitution were so clear in the federalist papers and elsewhere that they felt an independent judiciary was critical to the success of the nation."

"My favorite characters are the ones that are the most successful movies."

"Remember, beneath every cynic there lies a romantic, and probably an injured one."

"Our life is frittered away by detail... simplify, simplify."

"There is no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds of good weather."