I find that the history books that we teach our kids with are not fully truthful, in my opinion.

If you were to come to Minnesota, I could have you locked up like that. That's power.

I love my country, not my government.

When I ran for governor of Minnesota, I only raised $300,000.

Organized religion is a sham and a crutch for weak-minded people

Patriotism to your country is something that comes from your heart. It should be taught to you by your parents.

If you tell the truth, you don't need a long memory.

Organized religion is a sham and a crutch for weak-minded people who need strength in numbers. It tells people to go out and stick their noses in other people's business.

A vote is "wasted" when someone fails to vote their conscience.

A hero must be honorable, must have honor. And you can't have honor if you're a liar. There is no honor in lying.

There is much more to being a patriot and a citizen than reciting the pledge or raising a flag.

Color is what gives me hope.Color is what gives me life.Color is what gives me love.And Color is what I get from you.

He wasn't a whole person any longer, but only half of something not yet made.

Dance on, dance on, we see, we see Youth goes, alack, and with it glee, A boy the old man ne'er can be; Maternal thirty scarce can find The sweet sixteen long left behind.

Do good things for other people.

You can't let the good things people say make you feel too good, because you're going to let the bad things make you feel bad.

Never set out to be the best. It's too low a standard. Set out to be good. Do Your best.

You have to learn to read between the lies.

I went every Sunday to church when I was growing up, and I think that music had an affect on me before my memory can recall.

What we do to animals, we do to ourselves.

I'm not a terribly social person, and so I have to really like people to work with them.