I have a job to do. ... If you think right now I give a damn about presidential politics, then you don't know me.

There is only one group to blame for the continued suffering of these innocent victims: the House majority and their Speaker John Boehner.

America under Barack Obama has become a defensive, reactive and weaker country both at home and abroad.

I can guarantee you this, that more pension and benefit reforms which I will consider arbitration reform to be one of them, are things that when they come to my desk, they will be signed.

You know, something may be going down tonight, but it ain’t going to be jobs, sweetheart!

The greatness of America is in the American people. And what we need to do is get the government the hell out of the way and let the American people win once again.

They believe in teachers unions. We believe in teachers.

You see, Mr. President - real leaders don't follow polls. Real leaders change polls.

Today is the day for the complaining to end and for statesmanship to begin. Today I am taking action to cut state spending and balance the budget this year.

I am who I am, but I am not a bully.

Is there any wonder why we are in such big trouble? Any question why the people don't trust their government anymore, and demand a change?

Charcoal or gas. Both give excellent results, so choose the one that best suits your style of cooking.

After half an hour the drug hit me like a sensuous tidal wave. I turned into a tactile temptress and wanted to stroke the whole world. It gave me untold confidence.

Silences have a climax, when you have got to speak.

Some people still believe you should just fall in line with whats going on - and thats scary. It makes a mockery of freedom of speech.

The swan, like the soul of the poet, By the dull world is ill understood.

Quotations are best brought in to confirm some opinion controverted.

The hardest part for me during the creation stage is actually putting words on paper that make sense and tell my story the way I see it. I sometimes feel I am slogging through quicksand when I write.

Because the truth of God is love, conversion to God is conversion to love.

As a general principle you should not force young men to do their duty, but let them do it voluntarily and thereby develop their characters.

I finally got around to reading the dictionary. Turns out the Zebra did it.