Child support should do just that - support children, not the federal government.

Exploiting people's emotions of fear, envy and anxiety is not hope, it's not change, it's partisanship. We don't need partisanship. We don't need demagoguery, we need solutions.

We don’t want to turn the safety net into a hammock that lulls able-bodied people to lives of dependency and complacency...

Big-government economics breeds crony capitalism. It's corrupt, anything but neutral, and a barrier to broad participation in prosperity.

A free economy and strong communities honor the dignity of every person, rewarding effort with justice, promoting upward mobility, and building solidarity among citizens.

Mr. Vice President, I know you're under a lot of duress to make up for lost ground, but I think people would be better served if we don't keep interrupting each other.

If somebody is going to try to paste a person's view on epistemology to me, then give me Thomas Aquinas. Don't give me Ayn Rand.

And to this day, my Mom is my role model.

Every successful individual knows that his or her achievement depends on a community of persons working together.

We will not spend four years blaming others, we will take responsibility.

We need to stop spending money we don't have.

Effectiveness of life should be measured by the results in the area of your calling or purpose

People are lucky and unlucky ... according to the ratio between what they get and what they have been led to expect.

It'll be with me like it was with Uncle Ned's ole ox, I reckon; he kep' a-goin' an' a-goin' till he died a-standin' up, an' even then they had to push him over.

sorrow is easier than guilt.

The camera is a fluid way of encountering that other reality

Modern education too often covers the fingers with rings, and at the same time cuts the sinews at the wrist.

I think there are a lot of actors who act because they have an impulse to do it and they can't ignore it.

I have a lot of great memories, but I can't imagine anything more exciting than the life I have now.

People ought to quit talking to the press.

A fashion plate, a rock star in his own mind, Megamind is more showman than deadly menace.