I want to say to the American people, we hear you. We will do right by you.

Exploiting people's emotions of fear, envy and anxiety is not hope, it's not change, it's partisanship. We don't need partisanship. We don't need demagoguery, we need solutions.

We don’t want to turn the safety net into a hammock that lulls able-bodied people to lives of dependency and complacency...

Big-government economics breeds crony capitalism. It's corrupt, anything but neutral, and a barrier to broad participation in prosperity.

A free economy and strong communities honor the dignity of every person, rewarding effort with justice, promoting upward mobility, and building solidarity among citizens.

Mr. Vice President, I know you're under a lot of duress to make up for lost ground, but I think people would be better served if we don't keep interrupting each other.

If somebody is going to try to paste a person's view on epistemology to me, then give me Thomas Aquinas. Don't give me Ayn Rand.

And to this day, my Mom is my role model.

Every successful individual knows that his or her achievement depends on a community of persons working together.

We will not spend four years blaming others, we will take responsibility.

We need to stop spending money we don't have.

Christianity is not a cafeteria line where you say, “I’ll have a little salvation, but no Lordship right now.

My life has been greatly influenced by many books which I have never read.

Soul Train' was developed as a radio show on television. It was the radio show that I always wanted and never had.

In temperance there is ever cleanliness and elegance.

Rossini would have been a great composer if his teacher had spanked him enough on his backside.

Everything - a horse, a vine - is created for some duty... For what task, then, were you yourself created?

We can't fight AIDS unless we do much more to fight TB as well.

I did a lot of student acting when I was young.

Abigail Adams could become my favorite historical sleuth.

In fact, the very phrase "teaching creative writing" sounds to me oxymoronic. How can you teach someone to be creative?