I believe the best social program is a job.

Live simply, love generously, care deeply, speak kindly, leave the rest to God.

There is no limit to the amount of good you can do if you don't care who gets the credit.

The greatest leader is not necessarily the one who does the greatest things. He is the one that gets the people to do the greatest things.

A nation that cannot control its borders is not a nation.

We must reject the idea that every time a law's broken, society is guilty rather than the lawbreaker. It is time to restore the American precept that each individual is accountable for his actions.

If more government is the answer, then it was a really stupid question.

Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same.

It's not that liberals aren't smart, it's just that so much of what they know isn't so

I have wondered at times what the Ten Commandments would have looked like if Moses had run them through the US Congress.

I've noticed that everyone who is for abortion has already been born.

I enjoy poetry where I can talk as bizarre as I please, but theology or philosophy, I always respect the truth by taking it a step further.

It is more blessed to give than to receive.

When men attempt bold gestures, generally it's considered romantic. When women do it, it's often considered desperate or psycho.

Faith is not a once-done act, but a continuous gaze of the heart at the Triune God.

What I really love about the Playboy bunny outfit, is it's all about a woman's silhouette.

I cannot swallow whole the view of Lincoln as the Great Emancipator.

Soul is just that inner spirit. I use that inner spirit for whatever it is I do.

My wife has a black belt in shopping.

On the whole, I don't want to think too much about why I write what I write. If I know what I'm doing ... I can't do it.

Literature must spring from the deep and submerged humus of our life.