I wasn’t sure how my dad would react. There was an agent sitting behind them and he told me he was embarrassed to watch the scenes. My parents have always been very open. They trust my decisions.

Yes, I will bring the understanding of a woman to the Court, but I doubt that alone will affect my decisions.

The cautious seldom err.

Save for the wild force of Nature, nothing moves in this world that is not Greek in its origin.

The philosopher ought never to try to avoid the duty of making up his mind.

Standing in the middle of the road is very dangerous; you get knocked down by the traffic from both sides.

In any case, decisions on troop levels in the American system of government are not made by any general or set of generals but by the civilian leadership of the war effort.

Based on assessment of all available information and following several expert consultations, I have decided to raise the current level of influenza pandemic alert from phase 4 to phase 5.