As a former secretary of defense, I think Donald Rumsfeld is the best secretary of defense the United States has ever had.

I think they're in the last throes, if you will, of the insurgency.

Rarely has a U.S. president been so wrong about so much at the expense of so many.

The Iraqi forces are conducting the Mother of all Retreats.

It is easy to take liberty for granted, when you have never had it taken from you.

Had the decision belonged to Senator Kerry, Saddam Hussein would still be in power today in Iraq. In fact, Saddam Hussein would almost certainly still be in control of Kuwait.

I worship the ground Paul Ryan walks on.

Simply stated, there is no doubt that Saddam Hussein now has weapons of mass destruction. There is no doubt he is amassing them to use against our friends, against our allies, and against us.

From kindergarten to graduation, I went to public schools, and I know that they are a key to being sure that every child has a chance to succeed and to rise in the world.

Except for the occasional heart attack, I never felt better.

I've been extraordinarily fortunate that I've been able to go live a very active, stressful life. And I don't believe that my heart disease changed me for the worst.

We have to be honest about what we want and take risks rather than lie to ourselves and make excuses to stay in our comfort zone.

When I was little, I'd pick flowers wherever I traveled with my mom, then dry them, cover them with resin, and turn them into paperweights.

In using the style of the erotic/pornographic story, I am interested in dismantling stereotypes of an essential feminine identity, particularly one of exclusive tenderness and passivity.

There is a golden opportunity here for Christian men to assume a national leadership role by engaging in conversation with women.

One half of the pleasure experienced at a theatre arises from the spectator's sympathy with the rest of the audience, and, especially from his belief in their sympathy with him.

If you're a gunfighter, you like to die in the street.

Chance is a nickname for Providence.

Most certainly, some planets are not inhabited, but others are, and among these there must exist life under all conditions and phases of development.

I'm all about wellness.

When you're used to being in the public eye, if you've got a disease, you've got to own up to it. It's about being about it, not running from it.