I ALWAYS intended to return to the private sector.

It bothers me to read the comments of leaders of the Hamas and others who hate America that their goal is to have more weaponry capable of delivering all types of weapons of mass destruction.

[The Internal Revenue Code is] about 10 times the size of the Bible and, unlike the Bible, contains no good news

If people are going to be cooking the books, you're in trouble.

But the federal government, our collective government, has responsibilities that none of these other levels of government can fulfill; and chief among these is national defense.

Well, we want to make sure there's not securities fraud.

I have always thought that Israel, as an independent and sovereign nation, had a right to defend itself.

I think most corporate executives are good honorable honest men and women who do good work.

My State Senate district was in the northern part of Oklahoma and they were redrawing the districts.

My last comment was, though, that Congress has cooked the books.

I happen to be one who believes very strongly that state and local governments have their proper roles.

I'm a little worried... Brave New World seems a bit more real everyday. . .

War is not merely a political act but a real political instrument, a continuation of political intercourse, a carrying out of the same by other means.

Consider any individual at any period of his life, and you will always find him preoccupied with fresh plans to increase his comfort.

I take the outline from a real person as inspiration, but the in-line is totally made up. Which is why I usually invent imaginary names.

Immortality--twin sister of Eternity.

But I'm stubborn as those garbage bags that time cannot decay, I'm junk but I'm still holding up this little wild bouquet: Democracy is coming to the U.S.A.

I never think that sticking slavishly to one period is successful, a touch of nostalgia adds charm. One needs light and shade because if every piece is perfect the room becomes a museum and lifeless.

Truth is just as essential to nourishing the mind as food is to nourishing the body. The more fully you live each moment in truth, the more powerful and effective those moments will be.

People underestimate me, but I've always been a stretch runner.

Despair came over her, as it will when nobody around has any sexual relevance to you.