“It's interesting that he's been very good managing his debt. His lifestyle in general is of a very conservative person. But his portfolio is extremely aggressive.”

“A country grows in history not only because of the heroism of its troops on the field of battle, it grows also when it turns to justice and to right for the conservation of its interests.”

“[Rehnquist's death] is unlikely to make a lot of difference in the court, ... But over the long term, by replacing Rehnquist with another conservative, you lock in the court for 20 years.”

“If he ever thought about putting forward a hard-nosed conservative, in the wake of Katrina and the negative publicity he's received, this is not the time to pick a political fight.”

“A few years ago both dams were declared to be out of compliance with Virginia dam safety regulations by the Office of Dam Safety and Department of Conservation and Recreation.”

“Unless we practice conservation, those who come after us will have to pay the price of misery, degradation, and failure for the progress and prosperity of our day.”

“Counting sage grouse and preparing paper plans is nice, but the way to protect the sage grouse is to conserve and improve the habitat, and the primary way to do that is to remove livestock.”

“There's obviously more upside for oil stocks. Analysts have been conservative with their forecasts. They're still assuming about $40 a barrel in the long term.”

“I think it's [management] being overly conservative. Given that it is the seasonally weakest quarter, the last thing they want to do [is disappoint]. They want to beat again.”

“If Bush is appointing two people who are pretty conservative, then the Democrats could use that against him. Going with one at a time, is probably a better strategy for Bush.”