Just like self-interest is not selfishness, well, confidence is not a negative. Confidence is not an off-putting thing. It's, in fact, necessary for all good leaders.

If Thomas Jefferson thought taxation without representation was bad, he should see how it is with representation.

Poverty is not the root cause of crime.

Liberals attempt through judicial activism what they cannot win at the ballot box.

We're not sexists, we're chauvinists - we're male chauvinist pigs, and we're happy to be because we think that's what men were destined to be. We think that's what women want.

End results that work that don’t involve government threaten liberals.

You know why there's a Second Amendment? In case the government fails to follow the first one.

Styrofoam and plastic milk jugs are biodegradable! Do you know what isn't biodegradable? Paper!

I think cigars are just a tremendous addition to the enjoyment of life.

The NAACP should have riot rehearsal. They should get a liquor store and practice robberies.

In a country of children where the option is Santa Claus or work, what wins?

There was something delightfully intimate about the relationship between predator and prey.

The air had a cool crispness to it and the leaves on the trees had begun turning yellow and red.

To deal with men by force is as impractical as to deal with nature by persuasion.

I like directors who come on the set and create something that's a little dangerous, difficult or unusual.

What a magnificent accomplishment to be able to stay alive as an innocent lamb in the land of guilty wolves!

The eating. By a small sample we may judge of the whole piece.

That's the real secret to job creation - not borrowing and spending more money in Washington.

Climate change is for real. We have just a small window of opportunity and it is closing rather rapidly. There is not a moment to lose.

We should take astrology seriously. No, I don't mean we should believe in it. I am talking about fighting it seriously instead of humouring it as a piece of harmless fun.