It's every lawyer's dream to help shape the law, not just react to it.

Great research universities must insist on independence from government and on the exercise of academic freedom.

There is a paranoid streak in American life. Radio talk show hosts tend to foment that paranoid streak in American life.

When it comes to partisan politics, everyone is a hypocrite. And all they care about is whether it hurts or helps them ... Is it good or bad for the Democrats? Is it good or bad for the Republicans? Is it good or bad for Jews, or good or bad for blacks, or is it good or bad for women? Is it good or bad for men? Is it good or bad for gays? That's the way people think about issues today. There is very little discussion of enduring principles.

I think mistakes are the essence of science and law. It's impossible to conceive of either scientific progress or legal progress without understanding the important role of being wrong and of mistakes.

I think that lawyers are terrible at admitting that they're wrong. And not just admitting it - also realizing it.

I know Obama, I like Obama, I voted for Obama.