Freedom requires religion just as religion requires freedom.

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.

I have met the devil - he is not!

If we want to save some money, let's just get rid of the court.

There is no get-rich-quick scheme equal to a poor girl marrying a rich man.

I would rather be funny than gorgeous, absolutely. Because it's too hard to be gorgeous, you know. I could make a stab at gorgeous as long as I had something funny to say to get out of it.

Happiness does away with ugliness, and even makes the beauty of beauty.

In a very unscientific statement, I feel that there's been a disconnect between this clever brain and the heart.

There is no great writing, only great rewriting.

The worst thing that ever happened to America was the 19th Amendment.

You get what you earn.