If you are going to have to play defense all the time, you cannot have the kind of ingenuity, assertiveness, independence, and intelligence which is what has made our country strong.

I just was not going to subject my record to the bleak prospects of a primary election.

I've made a career of being precise.

But one way or another, judges perform a very vital function in our society. They have a risky job and they are entitled to security.

Suffice it to say that our over-reliance on testing is based largely on habit, wishful thinking, and leaps of faith.

I'm a permanently curious person. I probably waste my time being curious about things that have got nothing to do with the business sometimes. What keeps me alive, certainly, is curiosity.

It gives me goose bumps and little butterflies in the stomach when I start thinking about the 'golden slam.'

I can have my day carefully planned, but if someone wakes up with a cough or a sniffle, then everything changes. Thinking quickly and adapting without grumbling are essential skills to learn, in my opinion.