You always have a choice. In the end, I think that is all we have.[Lin Ford: Do I have a choice?]
True strength is suffering for others when you don’t have to.
The worst thing about corruption as a system of governance is that it works so well.
We must all find a way to balance our bad with our good. [to Lin]
We can compel men not to be bad, but we cannot compel them to do good.[to Lin]
There is no shame in being afraid. Courage is being scared and acting anyway.[to Karla]
There is no believing in God. We either know him or we do not.[to Lin]
There are no good men or bad men. It is what they do, or refuse to do, that makes them good or evil.
The sane man is simply a better liar than the insane man.
The perils of being a politician. You only wield as much power as the people give you. And what they give you, they can take away.
Our laws concentrate on how much crime is in the sin. For me, the important thing is how much sin is in the crime.[to Karla]
Love is a chain with a handcuff on both ends. We don’t notice that until the chain pulls tight.
