A free man will ask neither what his country can do for him nor what he can do for his country.

A society that puts equality before freedom will get neither. A society that puts freedom before equality will get a high degree of both.

If you put the federal government in charge of the Sahara Desert, in 5 years there'd be a shortage of sand.

Underlying most arguments against the free market is a lack of belief in freedom itself.

You cannot be sure that you are right unless you understand the arguments against your views better than your opponents do.

The essential notion of a capitalist society ... is voluntary cooperation, voluntary exchange. The essential notion of a socialist society is force.

I am favor of cutting taxes under any circumstances and for any excuse, for any reason, whenever it's possible.

The great advances of civilization, whether in architecture or painting, in science or literature, in industry or agriculture, have never come from centralized government.

Nothing is so permanent as a temporary government program.

You cannot simultaneously have free immigration and a welfare state.

The government solution to a problem is usually as bad as the problem.

As believers, you don't need to pray for a new heart, you need to pray for a new head.

I'd be lying if I said I wasn't human and tears weren't rolling down my face and I wasn't pissed and I wasn't angry. There are lots of times that those emotions come out in my career.

The beauty of love is that in giving it away, you are left with more than you had before.

Employment is my right my destiny.

Going in faith does not necessarily mean going with serenity or without doubts. Faith can be difficult.

If you know which way the current is going, you can use it to your advantage.

If I read a script and find it engaging and I start making choices in my mind on how to approach the work, than that's a good indication that it is something worth pursuing.

It is much more difficult to live for nonviolence than to die for it.

You really have to wonder how long it will take for Tea Party devotees to realize just how badly they are being used.

I actually think there is hell because we see hell every day.