I can tell you if you look at the polls, Democrats, Republicans, Independents, they do not think we should increase the debt limit.

One of the greatest titles in the world is parent, and one of the biggest blessings in the world is to have parents to call mom and dad.

Motorists who want to save money on gas will demand and buy more fuel-efficient vehicles. We should not limit their freedom with more government regulations.

If we become too scared to confront the chief problems of our time, there is no hope of ever solving them.

Vouchers lead to competition, not re-segregation.

Dependency encourages social problems.

We must now make clear to Lebanon that it will not benefit from U.S. assistance and support as long as it harbors this brutal terrorist and murder.

I'd like to see a Republican Party that embraces a lot of the libertarian ideas.

Many Democrats are sincere in their desire to help others.

We know from our own history that democratic institutions take decades to mature, and we know from past conflicts that freedom is not free.

I would support a devolution of power out of Washington for education, health care, transportation.

The earlier you invest in health, the more dividends it pays later.

She was covered in sweat, and her body odor filled my nostrils. But her smell wasn't repulsive, believe me! It was rather alluring. It was tempting, a little foul, sour, yet arousing.

When a nation is under oppression for too long, it gets used to it and begins to agree with that oppression

The taste which men have for liberty and that which they feel for equality are, in fact, two different things...among democratic nations they are two unequal things.

As to the mental essence, we find it in infants devoid of every mental form.

We seem to have set up some very arcane rules as to when it is actually OK to applaud.

He was the kind of kid you did not want to sit by. He kept his boogers in his desk, he wore a neck tie.

Ross [Mathews] was my favorite for years so I am glad he is part of the family. I have stayed in touch and connected with many over the years. I am very lucky that way.

Untested faith was rarely strong. Deep, abiding faith was tempered through fire.

My greatest trouble is getting the curtain up and down.