I have always thought that Israel, as an independent and sovereign nation, had a right to defend itself.

It bothers me to read the comments of leaders of the Hamas and others who hate America that their goal is to have more weaponry capable of delivering all types of weapons of mass destruction.

[The Internal Revenue Code is] about 10 times the size of the Bible and, unlike the Bible, contains no good news

If people are going to be cooking the books, you're in trouble.

But the federal government, our collective government, has responsibilities that none of these other levels of government can fulfill; and chief among these is national defense.

Well, we want to make sure there's not securities fraud.

I think most corporate executives are good honorable honest men and women who do good work.

My State Senate district was in the northern part of Oklahoma and they were redrawing the districts.

My last comment was, though, that Congress has cooked the books.

I happen to be one who believes very strongly that state and local governments have their proper roles.

I still happen to think the United States is the greatest place in the world to invest.

He couldn’t grab reality if he attempted the task with both hands.

Success can be elusive

For me painting is a way to forget life. It is a cry in the night a strangled laugh.

My eyes are green, my hair is silver and I freckly; the rest is subject to change without notice.

Everything kills you, you're dying everyday. You're either dying everyday or you're living every day and I'm living everyday.

Sometimes you successful folks can rise up so high reaching for more stuff that you miss knowing God. But you can never stoop low to help somebody and have God miss knowing you

The vulgar man is always the most distinguished, for the very desire to be distinguished is vulgar.

Colleen McCullough taught me that desire is the heart of romance.

You're better equipped for this world than I am," she said. "I'm always trying to change the world. You know how to live in it.

Was it doubted that those who corrupt their own bodies conceal themselves?