Disarmed citizens encourage crime and violence. Armed citizens encourage criminals to find a safer line of work.

The government is good at one thing. It knows how to break your legs, and then hand you a crutch and say, "See if it weren't for the government, you wouldn't be able to walk".

Freedom and responsibility aren't interconnected things. They are the same thing.

For those looking for security, be forewarned that there's nothing more insecure than a political promise.

It's important to realize that whenever you give power to politicians or bureaucrats, it will be used for what they want, not for what you want.

A great burden was lifted from my shoulders the day I realized that no one owes me anything.

The government's War on Poverty has transformed poverty from a short-term misfortune into a career choice.

When you give politicians the power to do what you think is right you're automatically giving politicians the power to do what you think is wrong.

Immigrants used to come to America seeking freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and freedom from government. Now they come looking for free health care, free education, and a free lunch.

Government cripples you, then hands you a crutch and says, 'See, if it wasn't for us, you couldn't walk.'

In almost all matters, the real question should be: why are we letting government handle this?

The world is with you.

A goatee is to beards what diamonds are to ornaments.

All propaganda has to be popular and has to accommodate itself to the comprehension of the least intelligent of those whom it seeks to reach.

Il faut d'abord durer (First One Must Endure).

Freedon is a scary thing. Most people don't want it.

The most beautiful garden is always the one that we have made it with our own efforts!

But if you put a script up in front of me to read, or a cue card, I couldn't do it without stuttering.

Don't mess with me, lady. I've been drinking with skeletons.

I think that we'd be very wise not to predict anything with Donald Trump.

I'm certainly not a practicing Jew. I would never claim, 'I'm Jewish.' That's not the first and foremost thing in my mind, as far as who I am as a person.