When I'm asked about legacy, I say it's too early to talk about legacy..

I don't expect people to agree with all my votes..

My definition of winning at squash is playing and surviving, and I've never lost a match..

No senator's vote, except for the declaration of war or the authorization for the use of force, is more important than the confirmation of a nominee ….

Separation of power says the judiciary committee is supposed to confirm qualified judges and then what the Supreme Court does, that is their function….

I just was not going to subject my record to the bleak prospects of a primary election..

Heart disease continues to be the number one killer; cancer, the number 2 killer, not far behind. The tragic aspect of these deadly diseases is that ….

If you are going to have to play defense all the time, you cannot have the kind of ingenuity, assertiveness, independence, and intelligence which is ….

It costs about $27 million to win a seat in the United States Senate, so when you win one, you like to sit down..

As a matter of traditional and sound constitutional doctrine, an amendment to the Constitution should be the last resort when all other measures have….

If we had pursued what President Nixon declared in 1970 as the war on cancer, we would have cured many strains. I think Jack Kemp would be alive toda….

I knew people were going to see me see deteriorate before their eyes..

Was the Vietnam conflict a war which should have, as a matter of constitutional law, required a declaration of war by Congress?.

Big money is ruining the political system..

I really do not make deals..

Stability means respecting precedents..

It's inspirational to see someone who is dying smile..

Today the Internal Revenue Code constitutes cruel and unusual punishment. A flat tax would be an enormous step forward..

As I think through the issue of funding the rebuilding of Iraq, I think about the analogy of a bankruptcy proceeding. There is no doubt that Iraq as ….

I think a public official ought to follow his conscience as to what is in the public interest, not what will protect his job..

I think my independence was a big help to getting Judges Roberts and Alito confirmed, and I think that's recognized..