If you were to come to Minnesota, I could have you locked up like that. That's power.

I love my country, not my government.

When I ran for governor of Minnesota, I only raised $300,000.

Organized religion is a sham and a crutch for weak-minded people

Patriotism to your country is something that comes from your heart. It should be taught to you by your parents.

If you tell the truth, you don't need a long memory.

Organized religion is a sham and a crutch for weak-minded people who need strength in numbers. It tells people to go out and stick their noses in other people's business.

A vote is "wasted" when someone fails to vote their conscience.

A hero must be honorable, must have honor. And you can't have honor if you're a liar. There is no honor in lying.

There is much more to being a patriot and a citizen than reciting the pledge or raising a flag.

I would rather be uncomfortable with the truth than to be lied to in comfort. That's just my nature.

A doctor is a patient

Negroid traits, dark skin, flat, thick nose.

I like the immediacy of blogs and the democratizing effects of letting millions of voices bloom on the Web.

Only three men in the Confederate army knew what I was doing or intended to do; they were Lee and Stuart and myself.

In a culture, manners are the lubrication that ease the frictions of social contacts.

I want to be acting until the day I die!

I get very excited about my double stroller. Every time I look at it, I get a shot of adrenaline and joy because I think, This is real!

Faith in people is an a priori requirement for dialogue.

I was born rich. Not in tangible things... but rich in the parents I had.

I started playing guitar kind of by accident.