True wisdom comes to each of us when we realize how little we understand about life ourselves and the world around us.

Beginning today treat everyone you meet as if they were going to be dead by midnight. Extend to them all the care kindness and understanding you can muster and do it with no thought of any reward. Your life will never be the same again.

The basic fact about human existence is not that it is a tragedy but that it is a bore. It is not so much a war as an endless standing in line.

Every creature is better alive than dead men and moose and pine trees and he who understands it aright will rather preserve its life than destroy it.

When we remember we are all mad the mysteries disappear and life stands explained.

Understand that legal and illegal are political and often arbitrary categorizations use and abuse are medical or clinical distinctions.

I think we Americans of all people understand the importance of a good legal constitutional framework as the basis of political life.

I support legal immigration. I don't support amnesty because it is not fair to people standing in line at consulates around the world.

While Taliban fighters had an initial claim to protection under the conventions they lost POW status by failing to obey the standards of conduct for legal combatants: wearing uniforms a responsible command structure and obeying the laws of war.

The effort to blur the lines between Guantanamo and Abu Ghraib reflects a deep misunderstanding about the different legal regimes that apply to Iraq and the war against al Qaeda.