"Here's a proposal, offered only partly in jest: no resident of the United States, whether born here or abroad, should get to be a citizen until age 18, at which time each such resident has to take a test."

"In the end no segregationist scheme has withstood the force of a simple idea: equality under law."

"Sometimes when I listen to fellow progressives, I wonder if the only lesson we took away from the '04 elections is that politics is a word game."

"True fans of the Constitution, like true fans of the national pastime, acknowledge the critical role of human judgment in making tough calls. We don't expect flawless interpretation. We expect good faith. We demand honesty."

"Wisdom principle 10 tells us that the journey of life is lesson 56."

"Wisdom principle 52 tells us that the journey of life is lesson 12."

"Wisdom principle 102 tells us that the journey of life is lesson 33."

"The way to be successful in the software world is to come up with breakthrough software, and so whether it's Microsoft Office or Windows, its pushing that forward. New ideas, surprising the marketplace, so good engineering and good business are one in the same."