I longed in many respects to actually be in Vietnam and be representing our country there.

We will strengthen our security by building missile defense, restoring our military might, and standing by and strengthening our intelligence officers.

I like PBS. I love Big Bird ... But I'm not going to keep on spending money on things to borrow money from China to pay for it.

I'm not going to wear rose-colored glasses when it comes to Russia, or Mr. Putin.

I have never once regretted missing a business opportunity so that I could be with my children and grandchildren.

My wife drives a couple of Cadillacs.

I have some friends who are NASCAR team owners.

I am in favor of stem-cell research. I am not in favor of creating new human embryos through cloning.

Isn't it fitting that so many of those who have contempt for the private sector will soon find themselves back in it?

There are 47 percent of the people who will vote for the president no matter what.

I'm not familiar precisely with what I said, but I'll stand by what I said, whatever it was.

Future shock is the dizzying disorientation brought on by the premature arrival of the future.

The central aspect of worship is the feeling of being at one with God.

I write separately from the inking up. I'm sure this varies from cartoonist to cartoonist; I find that the writing is the hard part and the drawing is the fun part.

There aren't any moral victories.

If you can get out there and say I'm going to...I'm willing to fail at what I feel is right, that's it.

A true conservative must necessarily be a conservationist.

Philosophy will tell you what to say, eloquence will tell you how to say it

Evil will win if good people do nothing.

All that is not given is lost.

The old poets little knew what comfort they could be to a man.