It's no coincidence that trust in government is at an all-time low now that the size of government is at an all-time high.

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.

When he kissed me, his lips soft and careful, it was all the thrill of our first kiss and all the practiced familiarity of the accumulated memory of all our kisses.

Well there's these things called books.... They are like TV for smart people

Look for the heart of a tradition in the actions of its humble servants and selfless teachers. Listen and let the teachings be borne out, or set aside, based on your experience.

Divorce was very sad, obviously, but now I've gotten over it.

Disillusionment can come as fast as a gust, but building faith that the government won't inflate again is like building a new sailboat, a project of years.

In my school, people liked the gym teachers because they were the football or soccer coaches. But look, if they're cool, they get respect.

An aged Christian, with the snow of time upon his head, may remind us that those points of earth are whitest which are nearest to heaven.

If there wasn't a way around the samskaras, no one would ever become enlightened.

Such a closely divided election; Secretary [Hillary] Clinton won the popular votes.Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin - about 112,000 votes separated the two candidates as well.

Art will never come except from some small disregarded corner where an isolated and inspired man is studying the mysteries of nature.