I believe in making government as Ronald Reagan said. Not the distributor of gifts and privilege but once again the protector of our liberties.

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.

While my body might say, "I'm small and vulnerable, " my hair warns, "DON'T MESS WITH ME.

You will never achieve a goal by definition unless you try.

The lies we tell other people are nothing to the lies we tell ourselves.

You know... when you are sad you love the sunsets.

Times are tough in the music industry, and now more than ever we need people like the team at Paste looking out for artists on the fringe of the mainstream.

That's almost the best part, making the record cover.

Wine is only sweet to happy men.

There's a whole new set of rules, in this new world. If you don't abide by them, then you'll perish.

I'm on the road to riches, it's just a lil traffic.

I'll starve to death before I'll cook for myself. I think I could survive a week without eating.