I am who I am. I'm going to speak my mind.

When we leave money in the hands of taxpayers, they buy things, they pay taxes, they grow government.

I don't believe in deadlines, I don't believe in telling the enemy when we're going to withdraw.

I'm coming to Washington D.C. to do the people's work, and the people's work has to do with - reducing spending, and - cutting budgets, and - and trying to get a grip on the size of government.

We've got to make sure our younger workers understand that as life expectancy increases, the retirement date for benefits increases also.

In my political career, I'd like to see a constitutional balanced budget amendment.

In my life, I'd like to play more golf and, and get a decent handicap.

I think we need to make sure that we are putting Social Security on a sustainable path. It's absolutely something that the federal government is going to be involved in, in the future.

A jury could very well conclude that this is a case of buyer's remorse.

The corporate income tax, in particular, is a tax that puts American corporations at a disadvantage.

Well, we certainly need to raise the retirement age. I've told my 19-year-old and my 22-year-old that they're not going to be getting retirement benefits at age 62.

I can be a gentleman off and on. When the urge hits me. - Tran

Failure is a sign post of life, guiding us to the right paths.

It is actually possible to become amateurs in suffering.

It must require an inordinate share of vanity and presumption, too, after enjoying so much that is good and beautiful on earth, to ask the Lord for immortality in addition to it all.

No one in Montreal learns how to skate. You're just born that way.

What's good about writing is that when you write novels or fiction, people can see that the problems in one region are similar to problems in another region.

Why should a person come to the cross? Why should a person embrace death? With Christ? Because it's the only way that God can get glory out of a human being!

The only difference between the women I've dated and Charles Manson is that Manson has the decency to look like a nut case when you first meet him.

If you try to observe the precepts, that is not true observation of precepts. When you observe the precepts without trying to observe the precepts, that is true observation of the precepts.

When you don’t become fixated on winning the prize or appearing successful, and instead pursue your passions, then you will discover the fulfillment that comes from living by instinct.