Once upon a time, government budgets were balanced, our money was sound, the streets were safe, and taxes imposed by all levels of government took less than 10% of our income.

The government is good at one thing. It knows how to break your legs, and then hand you a crutch and say, "See if it weren't for the government, you wouldn't be able to walk".

Freedom and responsibility aren't interconnected things. They are the same thing.

For those looking for security, be forewarned that there's nothing more insecure than a political promise.

It's important to realize that whenever you give power to politicians or bureaucrats, it will be used for what they want, not for what you want.

A great burden was lifted from my shoulders the day I realized that no one owes me anything.

The government's War on Poverty has transformed poverty from a short-term misfortune into a career choice.

When you give politicians the power to do what you think is right you're automatically giving politicians the power to do what you think is wrong.

Immigrants used to come to America seeking freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and freedom from government. Now they come looking for free health care, free education, and a free lunch.

Government cripples you, then hands you a crutch and says, 'See, if it wasn't for us, you couldn't walk.'

In almost all matters, the real question should be: why are we letting government handle this?

There are more quarrels smothered by just shutting your mouth, and holding it shut, than by all the wisdom in the world.

History can teach us so much, and yet we seem to learns so little.

I smile thinly, to make it clear that this will happen when hell turns into a family friendly summer resort.

Don't let yesterday’s storm keep you from enjoying today's sunshine.

All of life is a dispute over taste and tasting.

I get a standing ovation just standing

Desperation is the secret to my steady employment. I am not interested in downtime. I really like to keep working all the time and I always feel like I'm in the mail room of life; working up.

If the world does improve on the whole, yet youth must always begin anew, and go through the stages of culture from the beginning.

We don't have enough young, female antiheroes. We don't accept women as antiheroes the way we do the men.

This same philosophy is a good horse in the stable, but an arrant jade on a journey.