I think what the American people want more than anything else is a strong and decisive leader.

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.

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

Being afraid is the worst sin there is.

It is time to change the paradigm of the church and of every Christian.

Only the wool of present will knit the sweater of memories that will keep you warm in the winter of your life.

I have never yet met a healthy person who worried very much about his health, or a really good person who worried much about his own soul.

I'm a romantic slob!

The ends justify the means mindset has been the impetus behind many a cruel medical or social experiment.

It's hard being a rock; they have such a strange sense of time - and priorities.

Not only are we in the universe, the universe is in us. I don't know of any deeper spiritual feeling than what that brings upon me.

I like to give people more than their money's worth.

The Johnny Depp generation has this kind of brooding, weighty, introspective quality, very James Deanish. Which is nice, great for a lot of characters.