Bureaucrats behave very differently than a private-sector manager because their motivations are different. Permanent bureaucrats, no matter how senior, worry about their next job.

It worries me about our unwillingness to really address reforms and modernization in Medicare. This thing was designed 37 years ago. It has not evolved to keep pace with current medical technology.

Don't let that weapon technology proliferate. Don't let Saddam Hussein get capability for nuclear or chemical weapons, because he's already shown a willingness to use any weapon at his disposal.

Let individuals create real wealth, empower them, create something that they can leave for their children.

People in New Hampshire know that I'll talk thoughtfully, substantively about any issue.

The American formula for creating business is not to have the government create business.

It's good to give seniors more choices and more options, let them choose a plan that's best for them and target assistance to the lowest income people.

If you wait until those weapons pose a direct, clear, present danger to the United States, you've probably waited too long.

Nothing panics politicians like $4 a gallon gas.

Simply put, broadband voice is an interstate matter that must be dealt with through clear national standards.

Defining marriage is a power that should be left to the states. Moreover, no state should be forced to recognize a marriage that is not within its own laws, Constitution, and legal precedents.

There are so many things we do not appreciate in our life until we recognize God's love for us in them.

If you find yourself in the midst of dire circumstances, focus on your current blessings and future victories.

Of the things which nourish the imagination, humour is one of the most needful, and it is dangerous to limit or destroy it.

To me, feminism means equality between men and women. I want to make people laugh and also point out some injustices or inequalities I see.

Bin Laden didn't come from the abstract. He came from somewhere, and if you look where ... you'll see America's hand of villainy.

When I was 16, nobody else talked like me. Nobody else sounded like me.

The sight of such a monument is like continual and stationary music, which one hears for one's good as one approaches it.

You know, whether it be humans or animals. So even humans - before we can speak or we can understand a baby's cognition - they're already showing us signs that they want choice.

Success is virulent. Once you get the bug then it's in you.

The more you think of yourself as shining immortal spirit, the more eager you will be to be absolutely free of matter, body, and senses. This is the intense desire to be free.