We have the oldest written constitution still in force in the world, and it starts out with three words, 'We, the people.'

I would not look to the U.S. Constitution if I were drafting a constitution in 2012.

I do a variety of weight-lifting, elliptical glider, stretching exercises, push-ups. And I do the Canadian Air Force exercises almost every day.

I think Mozart's operas 'The Marriage of Figaro' and 'Don Giovanni' are the two most perfect ever written. The music is magical.

The notion that it is improper to look beyond the borders of the United States in grappling with hard questions has a certain kinship to the view that the U.S. Constitution is a document essentially frozen in time as of the date of its ratification.

When a thoughtless or unkind word is spoken, best tune out.