There is no humanity or charity in destroying self-reliance, dignity, and self-respect. - Ronald Reagan

Peace is not absence of conflict, it is the ability to handle conflict by peaceful means.

In a country ruled by laws, it seemed to me that nothing was more important than removing politics from the process of choosing judges. During previous administrations in California, governors had often handed out judgeships to friends and cronies like prizes at a company picnic. Not only had this produced a lot of inferior judges, it had placed a number of partisans on the bench who believed that putting on the black robes of a judge gave them a license to rewrite the laws. I wanted judges who would interpret the Constitution, not rewrite it.

I was not a great communicator, but I communicated great things.