I do politics in order to do policy.

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.

Being with you is like standing next to the sun. It's so hot you die if you don't move.

The body is not a product. It is an experience.

I sing a little bit. I got a guitar for my 16th birthday.

Certainly, we are hurt by the high fuel prices because it raises our cost.

No, I don't know that atheists should be considered as citizens, nor should they be considered as patriots. This is one nation under God.

Be aware of your inner voice and follow it, even though most of the time it will tell you the most uncomfortable path to choose.

I'm tired of being ruled by the Skull and Bones. The only place they belong are on punk-rock albums!

You know, I really wish now I'd had the nerve to become an actor. Because I'd have been Robert Redford, no question.

No sound is dissonant which tells of life.

Philosophy has a great sort of appeal in terms of an artistic or aesthetic organization of concepts. It's a conceptual art.