Don Willett

If you're a Texas Supreme Court Justice hopscotching across 254 counties, trying to tattoo your name onto the noggins of millions of voters, you must find creative ways to raise visibility and build awareness. Twitter, Facebook, etc. are low-cost but high-yield ways to leverage the support of key influencers and opinion leaders. ”

I think people just find it remarkable that a high court justice would step out from behind the bench and have a persona that's not the traditional, stodgy, fuddy-duddy persona, but actually comes across as authentic and engaging. ”

My political consultant said I'm the only client of his that he does not worry about. ”

If legislators come to believe that police power is an ever-present constitutional trump card they can play whenever it suits them, overreaching is inexorable. ”

Laws that impinge your constitutionally protected right to earn an honest living must not be preposterous. ”

In parenting, as in judging, the days are long, but the years are short. ”

One truth I've learned as a father: Children want presence more than presents. They don't want to read about you; they want you. ”

I don't remember much of my childhood. My father passed away when I was six, and sadly, I don't have the fuzziest, foggiest memory of him - what his voice was like, anything he ever said to me, nothing. My early years are a total blur. ”

Our Constitution exists to secure individual freedom, the essential condition of human flourishing. Liberty is not provided by government; liberty preexists government. It's our natural birthright, not a gift from the sovereign. Our founders upended things and divided power to enshrine a promise, not a process. ”

Serving 27 million Texans spread across 254 counties and two time zones isn't a job for those who require a lot of sleep. ”