In West Virginia, the most vulnerable people we have are people who get up every morning and go to work.

A child's geographic location, race or parent's income level should not predetermine their life's course and it's up to us to see that they don't.

Every child should have a caring adult in their lives. And that's not always a biological parent or family member. It may be a friend or neighbor. Often times it is a teacher.

Every child should have a safe place in their life.

I don't know anybody that doesn't own a gun.

The time has come to make the difficult decision. Charity begins at home. We can no longer afford to rebuild Afghanistan and America. We must choose. And I choose America.

I am very proud of the critical role West Virginians play in providing energy to our nation.

Come to West Virginia and we'll show you how to live... how to treat people. We're open for business. West Virginia is truly on the move.

Why would anybody not own a gun?

I think it's time to rebuild America.

I don't know anyone in the hunting or sporting arena that goes out with an assault rifle.

True comfort in grief is in acknowledging the pain, not in trying to make it go away. Companionship, not correction, is the way forward.

The minute you get a religion you stop thinking. Believe in one thing too much and you have no room for new ideas.

The only people that should be in your life are ones that make you smile.

I rather enjoy being contradicted. It forces me to think harder.

The less you speak, the more you will hear.

Most people are good only so long as they believe others to be so.

My Pa always said, Live fast, die laughing, thats the way to do it.

Overwork tires; underwork wearies.

It will be a sad day for the world when the Oriental gent realizes that Western bumbling is only Eastern guile in a different idiom. Well, a lot of it, anyway.

No? Part girl, part wolf? Do they lick their butter knives?