If we could just figure out how to have more fun at it, maybe more of us would join the ranks of those who seek after justice and mercy.

My goal now is to dance all the dances as long as I can, and then to sit down contented after the last elegant tango some sweet night and pass on because there wasn't another dance left in me.

Even if your watch is full of diamonds the hour is still 60 minutes

I once listed all the good things I did over the past year, and then turned them into resolution form and backdated them. That was a good feeling

Ignorance and power and pride are a deadly mixture, you know.

My secret agenda is to convey my values to my kids.

Sometimes, when asked the what-do-you-do question, it occurs to me to say that I work for the government. I have a government job, essential to national security. I AM A CITIZEN. Like the Supreme Court judges, my job is for life, and the well-being of my country depends on me. It seems fair to think that I should be held accountable for my record in the same way I expect accountability from those who seek elected office. I would like to be able to say that I can stand on my record and am proud of it.