Certainly, no church should be involved in trying to set the affairs of the nation.

We will strengthen our security by building missile defense, restoring our military might, and standing by and strengthening our intelligence officers.

I like PBS. I love Big Bird ... But I'm not going to keep on spending money on things to borrow money from China to pay for it.

I'm not going to wear rose-colored glasses when it comes to Russia, or Mr. Putin.

I have never once regretted missing a business opportunity so that I could be with my children and grandchildren.

My wife drives a couple of Cadillacs.

I have some friends who are NASCAR team owners.

I am in favor of stem-cell research. I am not in favor of creating new human embryos through cloning.

Isn't it fitting that so many of those who have contempt for the private sector will soon find themselves back in it?

There are 47 percent of the people who will vote for the president no matter what.

I'm not familiar precisely with what I said, but I'll stand by what I said, whatever it was.

The only place where compensation comes before service is in the dictionary or anywhere the government meddles.

Some victims do need to "blame" themselves and take responsibility.

Damnation is eternal. That’s the whole point. Otherwise, what good would it do you?

Every decision we make has to be evaluated in light of our life-changing commitment to being a servant of Christ and His kingdom.

Long exercise, my friend, inures the mind; And what we once disliked we pleasing find.

I commanded a naval gunboat patrolling the Mekong Delta. Then when I came home after two tours of duty, I decided that the same sense of service demanded something more of me.

Hang on to your eccentricities, because they will give you a style.

Take life with a pinch of salt A shot of tequila and a wedge of lime Do nothing at all But take your time

You should never look at somebody and say, 'I wish I had their life,' because you never really know what struggles they're going through.

I am not a sun person at all. I think it's a cancerous poison and I don't want it touching me.