The Catholic Church did not always teach that life begins at conception.

When we lose the right to be different, we lose the privilege to be free.

A year is an eternity in politics - though less than a moment in history.

We have been actively trying to have New York City host the 2012 Olympics.

I said I didn't want to run for president. I didn't ask you to believe me.

Lincoln had bad press, too. He wasn't appreciated until after he was gone.

We Democrats still have a dream. We still believe in this nation's future.

Sometimes in politics, you think you've seen it all. Turns out I was wrong.

Sometimes comforting the afflicted does require afflicting the comfortable.

If a man must make himself appear cheerful; he must know why he is miserable.

A judge can manipulate the law. A smart lawyer can keep a killer out of jail.

Larry Silverstein has betrayed the public's trust and that of all New Yorkers.

We are disgusted by the things that we desire, and we desire what disgusts us.

I have disappointed and failed to live up to the standard I expected of myself.

We have a reliable computerized network devoted to counterterrorist activities.

Bill Clinton has done more to help the middle class than any leader in decades.

I went to electric razors so I would not have to look at myself in the morning.

The war changed everybody's attitude. We became international almost overnight.

No man will ever be President of the United States who spells 'negro' with two gs.

You can't ever make serious progress against terrorism unless you deal with Israel.

The American people never carry an umbrella. They prepare to walk in eternal sunshine.

When you're in office, there are tangible moments when you can see tangible successes.

Every time I've done something that doesn't feel right, it's ended up not being right.

War should be made a crime, and those who instigate it should be punished as criminals.

A man has to live with himself, and he should see to it that he always has good company

I do not believe that politics in the long run is about individuals. It is about ideas.

On that terrible day, a nation became a neighborhood. All Americans became New Yorkers.

... after you have once ridden behind a motorcycle escort, you are never the same again

We believe in only the government we need, but we insist on all the government we need.

Every minute brings a new opportunity. Every minute brings new growth, new experiences.

A man has to live with himself, and he should see to it that he always has good company.

You want calamities? What about the Ice Age? God made this world, but didn't complete it.

I am a trial lawyer. Matilda says that at dinner on a good day I sound like an affidavit.

The whole hope of human progress is suspended on the ever-growing influence of the Bible.

Those who are critical of Alliance are the same people who have done nothing for 30 years.

Dissents are appeals to the brooding spirit of the law, to the intelligence of another day.

First, how to memorialize the heroes of 9/11; second, something that expresses our resolve.

It is not a government's obligation to provide services, but to see that they are provided.

I somehow got this reputation of diddling and dithering. I don't remember dithering at all.

I'm thinking about governing as the governor of this state, and that's what I'm going to do.

I will take a draft to the Yankees or to the Mets. A draft for president is not conceivable.

Putting Americans at risk for a political reason I think is wrong and I think it's unfortunate.

Each man begins with his own world to conquer, and his education is the measure of his conquest.

While democracy must have its organization and controls, its vital breath is individual liberty.

Never write when you can talk. Never talk when you can nod. And never put anything in an e-mail.

It's time to let science and medicine, not politics and rhetoric, lead us to good, sound policy.

I was badly mauled by people in New York State for being against the death penalty for 12 years.

The problem is that you can't impose the church's teachings on all Americans as a matter of law.

Sir, there is no Christian nation, thus free to choose as we are, which would establish slavery.

While democracy must have its organizations and controls, its vital breath is individual liberty.

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