In 2003, I warned of a 'creeping coup' in Russia against the forces of democracy and market capitalism in Russia.

We are taught to understand, correctly, that courage is not the absence of fear, but the capacity for action despite our fears.

Russia is a gas station masquerading as a country.

I am fully prepared to be commander in chief... I don't need on-the-job training.

Courage is the enforcing virtue, the one that makes possible all the other virtues common to exceptional leaders: honesty, integrity, confidence, compassion and humility

Washington is a Hollywood for ugly people. Hollywood is a Washington for the simpleminded.

Why is Chelsea Clinton so ugly? Because her father is Janet Reno.

Fear is the opportunity for courage, not proof of cowardice.

The core political values of our free society are so deeply embedded in our collective consciousness that only a few malcontents, lunatics generally, ever dare to threaten them.

I believe in evolution. But I also believe, when I hike the Grand Canyon and see it at sunset, that the hand of God is there also.

Thank God for our form of government. The media won't let there be any cover-up.

If we surrenderedto earth's intelligencewe could rise up rooted, like trees.

Giving does not only preceed receiving

Walking around on the moon was significantly easier than we'd thought it would be. There weren't any balance problems, so you weren't tumbling over.

Nothing grieves a child more than to study the wrong lesson and learn something he wasn't suppose to.

The opportunities in this world are as great as we have the imagination to see them... but we never get that view from the bottom of the nest.

The key is to be honest. Be honest, but don't play yourself.

Everyone responds to kindness.

My father would say, 'Ronnie, you're going to be someone special. Whatever it is that you want to do, you're going to be the best in the world at it.'

From 16 years old, I wanted to have a baby, that's all I wanted.