Prosperous farmers make for a prosperous nation, and when farmers are in trouble, the nation is in trouble.

An honest public servant can't become rich in politics. He can only attain greatness and satisfaction by service.

I sincerely regret the unfortunate choice of language which I used in my letter of August 29 to Congressman McDonough concerning the Marine Corps.

Work Hard. Do your best. Keep your word. Never get too big for your britches. Trust in God. Have no fear; and Never forget a friend.

My choice early in life was either to be a piano player in a whorehouse or a politician. To tell the truth, there's hardly a difference.

America was not built on fear. America was built on courage, on imagination and an unbeatable determination to do the job at hand.

Our debt to the heroic men and valiant women in the service of our country can never be repaid. They have earned our undying gratitude. America will never forget their sacrifices.

A President needs political understanding to run the government, but he may be elected without it.

Democrats work to help people who need help. That other party, they work for people who don't need help. That's all there is to it.

Everybody has the right to express what he thinks. That, of course, lets the crackpots in. But if you cannot tell a crackpot when you see one, then you ought to be taken in.

Term limits would cure both senility and seniority- both terrible legislative diseases.

The most effective form of creation is an act of cooperation, not force.

My music is so often like a lullaby I write to myself to make sense of things I can't tie together, or things I've lost, or things I'll never have.

Chinese government is very clearly losing power in every aspect, but trying to fix up all the problems or potential problems.

The best musicians or sound-artists are people who never considered themselves to be artists or musicians.

No one who works a forty hour week will ever beat me.

I think I try to do a lot of things to weed out casual fans.

While I'm trying to be a villain, Tyler Posey's just making me break character all the time. It's hilarious.

Bad taste is real taste, of course, and good taste is the residue of someone else's privilege.

There is a growing consensus that the European systems have worked better than the American: They have been able to deliver better health care to more people at lower cost.

My problem is that I don't get the same exhiliration from success as I get depression from failure.