Mexico has strict gun control. You cannot own a gun in Mexico.

If you were to come to Minnesota, I could have you locked up like that. That's power.

I love my country, not my government.

When I ran for governor of Minnesota, I only raised $300,000.

Organized religion is a sham and a crutch for weak-minded people

Patriotism to your country is something that comes from your heart. It should be taught to you by your parents.

If you tell the truth, you don't need a long memory.

Organized religion is a sham and a crutch for weak-minded people who need strength in numbers. It tells people to go out and stick their noses in other people's business.

A vote is "wasted" when someone fails to vote their conscience.

A hero must be honorable, must have honor. And you can't have honor if you're a liar. There is no honor in lying.

There is much more to being a patriot and a citizen than reciting the pledge or raising a flag.

You learn to write by writing, and by reading and thinking about how writers have created their characters and invented their stories. If you are not a reader, don't even think about being a writer.

Kurt Cobain was Nirvana. He named the band, hired its members, played guitar, wrote the songs, fronted the band onstage and in interviews, and took responsibility for the band's business decisions.

A best-seller was a book which somehow sold well because it was selling well.

Organizations may be better able to tame optimism than individuals are.

Just one great idea can completely revolutionize your life.

Poetry is engendered in solitude, so what better meter for it than the clip of a buckskin horse?

A family is a burial mound of its own doings and sayings.

If you love Christ, never be ashamed to let others see it and know it. Speak for Him. Witness for Him. Live for Him.

He said that there was one only good, namely, knowledge; and one only evil, namely, ignorance.

Make sure your daughter's goal is her goal, not your goal.