I come from a long line of saloon keepers and proselytizers, and I draw from both sides.

But economic recovery must be earned. And it will be earned by entrepreneurs and it will be earned by small businesses.

The real secret about diplomats is that we're trained to say something, when there is nothing to say, and to say nothing when there is something to say.

Our political debates today are corrosive and not reflective of the belief that Abe Lincoln espoused back in his day: that we are a great country because we are a good country.

To be clear. I believe in evolution and trust scientists on global warming. Call me crazy.

The reality, sitting ten thousand miles away, is that we remain the country that inspires. We remain that shining city on a hill.

My father, one of the great entrepreneurs and philanthropists of this state, taught me that capital - monetary or political - is to be used to benefit others. I intend to continue that tradition.

Politics is a lot of serendipity. You're in the right place and the right time and you've got the right message, and it either connects for you or, or it doesn't.

When America closes its doors, so does everybody else.

It's taken a lot of presidents to get us where we are today, a lot of deployments, a lot of wars, a lot engagements. You add them all up.

If we can't find cuts in the defense budget, we're not looking carefully enough.

He that has doctrinal knowledge and speculation only, without affection, never is engaged in the business of religion.

Because the new the stories we tell, the art we make, the rockets we build, will influence the future that shapes our present.

I felt bad for the girls in my school, who flocked to prom like it was the second coming of Christ, complete with double-rainbows and unicorns.

I've been trying to figure that out since I met him. I've had more luck trying to smell the color nine.

Inner space is so much more interesting, because outer space is so empty.

Hitting the gym to release stress is not nearly as effective as hitting the people that cause the stress to begin with.

No partnership matters more. The relationship with the one you marry provides 90 percent of your happiness and 90 percent of your misery.

It is not true that men prefer foolish women. Rather they prefer women who can simulate foolishness whenever necessary, which is the very core of intelligence.

But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ's sufferings; that, when his glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy.

Poor humanity!--so dependent, so insignificant, and yet so great.