I've never won an argument with my wife; and the only time I thought I had I found out the argument wasn't over yet.

The proper function of a government is to make it easy for people to do good and difficult for them to do evil.

It is good to realize that, if love and peace can prevail on earth, and if we can teach our children to honor nature's gifts, the joys and beauties of the outdoors will be here forever.

Government is a contrivance of human wisdom to provide for human wants.

There was never any question about the morality of hunting, but neither was there any acceptance of killing for the sake of a trophy.

The test of a government is not how popular it is with the powerful and privileged few but how honestly and fairly it deals with the many who must depend on it.

I have never been happier, more exhilarated, at peace, rested, inspired, and aware of the grandeur of the universe and the greatness of God than when I find myself in a natural setting not much changed from the way He made it.

Like music and art, love of nature is a common language that can transcend political or social boundaries.

Wherever life takes us, there are always moments of wonder.

I've looked on a lot of women with lust. I've committed adultery in my heart a number of times. This is something that God recognizes I will do ... and God forgives me for it.