Supreme Court nominees should know without any doubt that their job is not to impose their own personal opinions of what is right and wrong, but to say what the law is, rather than what they personally think the law ought to be.

If I can't negotiate something that gets more than four Republicans, I'm not a very good representative of my party.

If we do our job right, the Supreme Court won't be made up of men and women who are on the side of the little guy or the big guy; rather, the Supreme Court will be made up of men and women who are on the side of the law and the Constitution.

Selling drug secrets violates a trust that is fundamental to the integrity of both scientific research and our financial markets.

My goal for reform is not necessarily to pass laws but to make sure the laws are being followed.

We should not have a government program that determines if you're going to pull the plug on grandma.

Judge [Samuel] Alito enjoys the support and respect of the people who work with him, practice with him and, therefore, know him best.