I just think, you know, when we talk about a politician, I think a person has to be themselves. Let the voters see the real you.

In West Virginia, the most vulnerable people we have are people who get up every morning and go to work.

A child's geographic location, race or parent's income level should not predetermine their life's course and it's up to us to see that they don't.

Every child should have a caring adult in their lives. And that's not always a biological parent or family member. It may be a friend or neighbor. Often times it is a teacher.

Every child should have a safe place in their life.

I don't know anybody that doesn't own a gun.

The time has come to make the difficult decision. Charity begins at home. We can no longer afford to rebuild Afghanistan and America. We must choose. And I choose America.

I am very proud of the critical role West Virginians play in providing energy to our nation.

Come to West Virginia and we'll show you how to live... how to treat people. We're open for business. West Virginia is truly on the move.

Why would anybody not own a gun?

I think it's time to rebuild America.

This island is a hard place to survive and I fear that it has made everything resistant to the cruel hand of death.

Life is often a Labyrinth of Passions without exit.

The jarring change going from an urban environment to an extremely remote natural environment is extremely inspiring. It's constantly stimulating, it's like a slap in the face.

The difference between the most dissimilar characters, between a philosopher and a common street porter, for example, seems to arise not so much from nature, as from habit, custom, and education.

Poverty wants some things, Luxury many things, Avarice all things

To be an American is of itself almost a moral condition, an education, and a career.

It's not up to anyone else to make me give my best.

There is a kind of pleasure which comes from sacrilege or the profanation of the objects offered us for worship.

In the Land of Romance, cheap candles are more valuable than ingots of gold.