“If I knew then what I know now, I’d never have supported the war on poverty that destroyed the inner city family.”
“The president of the United States cannot rewind the TiVo and go back to before. All presidents — I would include Clinton in this — do the best they can with the information they have at the time.”
“If you have a young kid, and you think they’re oriented toward becoming a celebrity, don’t be a celebrity parent. Sit ’em down and tell ’em there’s no substitute for substance in life.”
“It’s getting more and more difficult to have standards that you want to maintain and then apply them, because to apply standards means you must be judgmental, and judgmentalism is really frowned upon in this country right now.”
“I have spoken at great length on this program about my belief that high expectations are incredibly valuable and necessary in order for human beings to become the best they can be.”
“In the seventies when I lived in Pittsburgh, I dated a girl who was Catholic, and she was so intent on proving her purity to the Pope and to God, that she planned on staying a virgin three years after she got married.”
“I’m glad to know that it’s ‘not consistent with Somali culture’ to kill people for watching soccer.”
“Do you want to live your life in the two-minute warning with the other team in the prevent defense, or do you want to live your life happy to have you with us and creative?”
“Science is what it is, and it cannot be created — science cannot be established — by opinion.”
“As long as I’m here, it doesn’t matter where here is.”
