If you're a person that has low income, you probably should have more assistance than a person with high income.

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.

Money can make life comfortable, solve some problems and bring temporary satisfaction, but true happiness and joy is not guaranteed by money.

Nothing worse than when a 6 acts like a 10.

I feel comfortable in the US, the UK and in Ghana. They are all home to me in some way.

Men are gentle, honest and straightforward. Women are convoluted, deceptive and dangerous.

Learning unconditional love helped me have healthier relationships, including my current marriage.

Analogy cannot serve as proof.

That I was born to this circle - I am blessed. That I choose to stand in this circle - I am proud.

I think acting is a fun thing because you get to have so many lifetimes in one lifetime, being all these different people.

I can't think of a comparable level of cultural excitement about something since Neil Armstrong landed on the moon in the 1960s.

I would never go to jail to protect animals or plants or wilderness. For me, it’s about the people.