I think the country's getting disgusted with Washington partly because of the decline of civility in government.

No man should advocate a course in private that he's ashamed to admit in public.

The highest patriotism is not a blind acceptance of official policy, but a love of one's country deep enough to call her to a higher plain.

The whole campaign was a tragic case of mistaken identity.

The Establishment center... has led us into the stupidest and cruelest war in all history. That war is a moral and political disaster - a terrible cancer eating away at the soul of our nation.

Im sick and tired of old men sitting around in air conditioned rooms here in Washington, dreaming up wars for young men to die in.

Above all, being a Democrat means having compassion for others. ... It means standing up for people who have been kept down.

Pay attention to the hungry, both in this country and around the world. Pay attention to the poor. Pay attention to our responsibilities for world peace. We are our brother's keeper.

It is not patriotic to commit young Americans to war unless our national security clearly requires it.

It's possible to dazzle a crowd if you really work at it. But that is no qualification for leadership. Hitler was a master of crowds.

I seek to call America home to those principles that gave us birth.

Do not stop dreaming because dreams are not real.

They say Night is all black in the faceAll that glitters only adds to the graceNo attempt to success ever succeedsWithout one slogging through the blackened days"- Poem "The Beauty of Night

Calculated risks are part of what you do, but the idea that something completely crazy will work just because it's completely crazy is completely crazy.

One of the sublimest things in the world is plain truth.

I got into music because my Dad used to tell everyone I had the voice of an angel when I was two-years-old.

I have no interest in anybody's life that way so it defeats me why people go to that length to pry.

He who steals a hook shall be hanged; while he who steals the state shall be crowned as prince.

Without implementation, all of our Bible studies are worthless.

I think you should only wear jewellery if it has a story behind it.

Camden was originally an accident, but I shall never be sorry I was left over in Camden. It has brought me blessed returns.