I would have voted 'no' on the Iraq war and 'yes' to Afghanistan.

Foreign aid goes from poor people in rich countries to rich people in poor countries.

I've heard of many tragic cases of walking, talking normal children who wound up with profound mental disorders after vaccines.

No Republican questions or disputes civil rights. I have never wavered in my support for civil rights or the civil rights act.

We will not cut one penny from the safety net until we've cut every penny from corporate welfare.

You know, you look at term limits, you poll term limits, 70, 80 percent of Republicans or Democrats are for it.

My great grandfather, like many, came to this country in search of the American Dream.

I don't want to live in a nanny state where people are telling me where I can go and what I can do.

If our freedom is taken, the American dream will wither and die.

I am running for president to return our country to the principles of liberty and limited government.

For liberty to expand, government must shrink. For the economy to grow, government must get out of the way.

We were all so young that there were no lines on our faces to read between.

The best way to treat obstacles is to use them as stepping-stones. Laugh at them, tread on them, and let them lead you to something better.

Do I favor the death penalty? Theoretically, I do, but when you realize that there's a 4 percent error rate, you end up putting guilty people to death.

My favorite job is being a father. I have four girls now. They're a captive audience.

Not for the first time, he wished he commanded a highly trained bunch of soldiers instead of a ragtag mob of rejects in varying stages of alcoholism.

The truth can't hurt you, it's just like the dark. It scares you witless, but in time you see things clear and stark.

The menu de degustation is the finest expression of avant-garde cooking.

The most hopeful approach to peace in Ukraine is the Minsk Agreement, which includes Moscow.

And there I was, pretty as heck, brown eyes, a few freckles, fashion challenged, and a bad attitude. Max II.

I am a weak, ephemeral creature made of mud and dream. But I feel all the powers of the universe whirling within me.