No one's ever asked to see my birth certificate, they know that this is the place that we were born and raised.

We will strengthen our security by building missile defense, restoring our military might, and standing by and strengthening our intelligence officers.

I like PBS. I love Big Bird ... But I'm not going to keep on spending money on things to borrow money from China to pay for it.

I'm not going to wear rose-colored glasses when it comes to Russia, or Mr. Putin.

I have never once regretted missing a business opportunity so that I could be with my children and grandchildren.

My wife drives a couple of Cadillacs.

I have some friends who are NASCAR team owners.

I am in favor of stem-cell research. I am not in favor of creating new human embryos through cloning.

Isn't it fitting that so many of those who have contempt for the private sector will soon find themselves back in it?

There are 47 percent of the people who will vote for the president no matter what.

I'm not familiar precisely with what I said, but I'll stand by what I said, whatever it was.

The biggest of obstacle in life, is not failure. The biggest obstacle, is the fear of failure.

Not many people can boast a photo of their grandmother posing for kiddiporn.

I have to say my background was mostly theatre, which I love, and it took a long time to feel comfortable there. That's probably true of anyone's career.

You cannot preach self-government and liberty to people in a starving land.

I want to make it a little inconvenient for everybody to get to me.

Memories of ice and Trent surfaced, and I wrapped my arms around my middle. I had saved him, and he had saved me. What was wrong with us?

Benefit of clergy: Half-rate on the railroad.

There were many hours when I never quite know how I'd gotten there or why I stayed.

The prevailing attitude of the speakers was one of heavy disagreement with a number of things which the reader had not said.

When blessed with wealth, let them withdraw from the competition of vanity and be modest, retiring from ostentation, and not be the slaves of fashion.