I don't gamble, because winning a hundred dollars doesn't give me great pleasure. But losing a hundred dollars pisses me off.

Don't tell me what you believe in. I'll observe how you behave and I will make my own determination.

The secret to happiness, of course, is not getting what you want; it's wanting what you get.

It's very important in life to know when to shut up. You should not be afraid of silence.

We are all experts in our own little niches.

My life is what it is, and I can't change it. I can change the future, but I can't do anything about the past.

I tried to do my best impression of The Jonas Brothers, but no matter how hard I tried I ended up looking cool!

If you can't be in awe of Mother Nature, there's something wrong with you.

I had only been a citizen for two weeks when I received a summons to appear for jury duty!

Learning something new is fun.

I'm curious about everything - even things that don't interest me.

Big government = oligarchy. Simple equation. Big government = loss of representation.

A religion that demands absolutely irrefutable obedience, is anything but religion.

About my career I was serious and earnest, sometimes impatient.

The modern day anarchists known as the Tea Party, they believe in no government.

Whether it is committed by a group operating within or without the law, terrorism is still terrorism.

I played a bass player and a singer in a movie once, but I totally lip-synced to everything.

I've got a lot to prove to a lot of people, including myself.

Why the devil was my husband positively grinning - and with what looked remarkably like relief?

We tend to defend vigorously things that in our deepest hearts we are not quite certain about. If we are certain of something we know, it doesn't need defending.

Authorize the exploration of proven energy reserves to reduce our dependence on foreign energy sources from unstable countries and reduce regulatory barriers.