It doesn't matter how big a ranch you own or how many cows you brand, the size of your funeral is still gonna depend on the weather.

An honest public servant can't become rich in politics. He can only attain greatness and satisfaction by service.

I sincerely regret the unfortunate choice of language which I used in my letter of August 29 to Congressman McDonough concerning the Marine Corps.

Work Hard. Do your best. Keep your word. Never get too big for your britches. Trust in God. Have no fear; and Never forget a friend.

My choice early in life was either to be a piano player in a whorehouse or a politician. To tell the truth, there's hardly a difference.

America was not built on fear. America was built on courage, on imagination and an unbeatable determination to do the job at hand.

Our debt to the heroic men and valiant women in the service of our country can never be repaid. They have earned our undying gratitude. America will never forget their sacrifices.

A President needs political understanding to run the government, but he may be elected without it.

Democrats work to help people who need help. That other party, they work for people who don't need help. That's all there is to it.

Everybody has the right to express what he thinks. That, of course, lets the crackpots in. But if you cannot tell a crackpot when you see one, then you ought to be taken in.

Term limits would cure both senility and seniority- both terrible legislative diseases.

You must first feel sorry for your sins, to seek the free gift of grace of salvation.

A small tree with large roots will last longer than a large tree with small roots.

We are our best friend and our worst enemy we will ever fight with.

Christmas was the one time of year when my brothers surfaced at home, when my parents and grandparents congregated to eat my mother's roast turkey.

To Dogmatism the Spirit of Inquiry is the same as the Spirit of Evil.

I'm not sure I'd write a good cookbook, but I might make a good cooking show.

Toil is no source of shame; idleness is shame.

Your face tells a story and it shouldn't be a story about your drive to the doctor's office.

I've been looking at companies that are on a positive path vs. a negative path and I've come to use the language of sports, winning streaks and losing streaks.

There is a kind of universality in the human condition, masculine or feminine. That's one thing I continue to believe.