Conservatism has always meant more to me than simply sticking up for private property & free enterprise. It has also meant defending our heritage & preserving our values.

A government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take from you everything you have.

Never be satisfied with less than your very best effort. If you strive for the top and miss, you'll still 'beat the pack.'

An impeachable offense is whatever a majority of the House of Representatives considers it to be at a given moment in history.

There is an old saying, The harder you try the luckier you get. I kind of like that definition of luck.

I hope never to see the day that I cannot admit having made a mistake.

Nothing in life is more important than the ability to communicate effectively.

The spirit of seeking understanding through personal contact with people of other nations and other cultures deserves the respect and support of all.

Teddy Roosevelt... once said, 'Speak softly and carry a big stick.' Jimmy Carter wants to speak loudly and carry a fly swatter.

I believe that truth is the glue that holds government together, not only our government, but civilization itself.

There is no undertaking more challenging, no responsibility more awesome, than that of being a mother.

Singing in a storm silences thunder’s threats.

Forgiveness has to be repeated, the bible says seventy times seven.

The new frontiers to be conquered are mainly in the convolutions of the cortex.

You don't mess with janitors, first of all, they have like 40 keys, and 1 is to a closet you don't want to be inside of.

This is your moment. Own it.

Don't look for God in the sky; look within your own body.

Tropical rainforests [are] the only place you can go nowadays and not get ‘friended.’

It is a sin to judge any man by his post

Opportunity follows struggle. It follows effort. It follows hard work. It doesn't come before.

I like the punch beggers and panhandlers when they ask me for change. I feel like I am doing my part to clean up the streets.