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.

So here's the question: Without a change in leadership, why would the next four years be any different from the last four years?

In my mind, there isn't as much of a distinction between documentary and fiction as there is between a good movie and a bad one.

I love to laugh.It's the only way to live. Enjoy each day-it's not coming back again!

There's nothing a man can't do if the spirit's there.

The universe is perfection. But there are different views that universe provides for itself to view itself. Beyond all views there is nirvana.

The use of the internet, the use of Twitter, the way protest movements developed...This is a different world.

I think it's very much a men's thing to be able to have that fantasy to kill the beast.

You can't judge anyone for what they've done, because people change.

If the ethical - that is, social morality- is the highest ... then no categories are needed other than the Greek philosophical categories.

The listener has a responsibility that not everyone wants to take, especially if you are putting on the new Top 40 record.

I definitely don't want to make Nicholas Kristof defend your employer, no one should have to do that but a sincere question.