Granting amnesty to people who broke the law penalizes the millions of people who are waiting to come to America legally.

Government is not the generator of economic growth; working people are.

Quite frankly, I think nothing could do more to immediately bolster national security then enabling us to produce more oil and gas here at home at a price consumers could afford.

I love Texas because Texas is future-oriented, because Texans think anything is possible. Texans think big

We're going to keep building the party until we're hunting Democrats with dogs.

I'm carrying so much pork, I'm beginning to get trichinosis.

Half the world does not know the joy of wearing cotton underwear.

Balancing the budget is like going to heaven. Everybody wants to do it, but nobody wants to do what you have to do to get there.

We're the only nation in the world where most of our poor people are fat.

I own more shotguns than I need. But less shotguns than I want.

There's one form of bigotry that is still acceptable in America - that's the bigotry against the successful.

Ignite the fire in thy soul.

There is the outside of a story, and the inside of a story... One is the fruit and may be delicious, but the other is the seed.

This guy is funny. But is he safe? And how much is that worth when the world itself has ceased to exist?

I hate the pollyanna pest who says that all is for the best.

Do you call the jewel blind, because your eye is?

If you want something you have to wait.

In all the illusions, you're the only truth that I need

I know you'll think this odd, but I find it strangely exhilarating not knowing what's coming next.

I think everyone spins. You would just be an empty vacant shell reporting facts. I mean, you have your life that you bring with you to every moment that happens.

How will the bombing of Baghdad, a city of five million, accomplish a regime change?