Patriots don't let their nation default.

If a jerk burns the flag, America is not threatened, democracy is not under siege, freedom is not at risk.

I'm in favor of immigration but we also need rules.

Sometimes people who are Jewish are held to a higher standard which sometimes we take great pride in.

We have to have some rules and regulations in America, or the world would empty out here.

Whether rich people make money or lose money, they get no sympathy from the public.

Sometimes in order to make progress and move ahead, you have to stand up and do the wrong thing.

Every gun sold should require a background check, period.

The ability to convince people of the wackiest notions - and both parties can do it - it's part of the dumbing down of America that's really highly problematic.

It used to be you had real friends on the other side of the aisle. Its not like that anymore. Society has changed. The public is to blame as well. I think the people have gotten dumber.

We're not looking at banning all weapons.

As my mother used to say: "Mimic a duck act calm and unruffled on the surface but paddle like crazy underneath."

My head is buried in the sands of tomorrow while my tail feathers are singed by the hot sun of today.

We should consider every day lost on which we have not danced at least once. And we should call every truth false which was not accompanied by at least one laugh.

America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.

It must be important or he wouldn't dare disturb me now,” he muttered. Then he drew away to look at me. “If it's not, I'll kill him and return to you directly.

It's far better to make people angry than to make them ashamed.

My mind on my money, my money on my mind.

The full moon - the mandala of the sky.

You have to gather your energy together...conserving it and insulating it from dissipation in every direction other than that of your purpose.

An artist needs the best studio instruction, the most rigorous demands, and the toughest criticism in order to tune up his sensibilities.