I would support a devolution of power out of Washington for education, health care, transportation.

One of the greatest titles in the world is parent, and one of the biggest blessings in the world is to have parents to call mom and dad.

Motorists who want to save money on gas will demand and buy more fuel-efficient vehicles. We should not limit their freedom with more government regulations.

If we become too scared to confront the chief problems of our time, there is no hope of ever solving them.

Vouchers lead to competition, not re-segregation.

Dependency encourages social problems.

We must now make clear to Lebanon that it will not benefit from U.S. assistance and support as long as it harbors this brutal terrorist and murder.

I'd like to see a Republican Party that embraces a lot of the libertarian ideas.

Many Democrats are sincere in their desire to help others.

We know from our own history that democratic institutions take decades to mature, and we know from past conflicts that freedom is not free.

A free and stable Iraq will be a shining light against the shadow of Islamic extremism.

Libraries are as the shrine where all the relics of the ancient saints, full of true virtue, and that without delusion or imposture, are preserved and reposed.

Education is neither eastern nor western.

If you want to be a leader, it doesn't mean that you have to have an opinion on everything. But if you do have an opinion and it is clear and you feel strongly about it, then you should say it.

An investment in education always pays the highest returns.

Tech is a funny industry I don't think there is any other industry on the planet that reinvents itself every 10-12 years.

It is not a band. It is an idea.

I don't feel I owe my readers details of my family's private life.

'I wish for a better life. I wish for food for my children. I wish that sexual abuse and exploitation in schools would stop.' This is the dream of the African girl.

In my experience, it's not just that serious books get a hearing on comedy shows. But serious books get a serious hearing, as well as a funny one, on comedy shows.

Just because we don't see a reason for evil and suffering doesn't mean there's not a reason for it.