It is the duty of a doctor to prolong life and it is not his duty to prolong the act of dying.

I want to be the first to bless you on what God has blessed you with - fighting in the heart of the Muslim world that was a battleground for large historic Islamic wars and what is now the place of Islam's greatest war in the present era.

In the wiretapping, despite all the momentum for a more assertive Congress, you're seeing Congress backing down, because there are many Republicans and even Democrats who are afraid of being seen as preventing the president from protecting the nation.

Some idea of inflation comes from seeing a youngster get his first job at a salary you dreamed of as the culmination of your career.

I've got a book of poetry by the bed, one of these big collections that goes back to the Greeks and Romans.

There is a mighty big difference between good sound reasons and reasons that sound good.

An optimist stays up until midnight to see the new year in. A pessimist stays up to make sure the old year leaves.