Reagan is both too fatalistic and too modest to be a crudaser. He doesn't have that darkness around the eyes of a George McGovern.

Though liberals do a great deal of talking about hearing other points of view, it sometimes shocks them to learn that there are other points of view.

I'd rather entrust the government of the United States to the first 400 people listed in the Boston telephone directory than to the faculty of Harvard University.

Liberals claim to want to give a hearing to other views, but then are shocked and offended to discover that there are other views.

The best defense against usurpatory government is an assertive citizenry.

Back in the thirties we were told we must collectivize the nation because the people were so poor. Now we are told we must collectivize the nation because the people are so rich.

What yells out at the US public . . . is the incandescent hypocrisy of so many people who, in the name of free speech, persecute its practitioners if their opinions are conservative.

Liberals, it has been said, are generous with other peoples' money, except when it comes to questions of national survival when they prefer to be generous with other people's freedom and security.

I won't insult your intelligence by suggesting that you really believe what you just said.

The socialized state is to justice, order, and freedom what the Marquis de Sade is to love.

When it is not possible to reason with holy warriors, it is necessary to immobilize them or crush them.

An artist's job is to make new clichés.

Even though every identity marker I have can be taken from me, the grace and peace of the Trinity overflows into the life of the believer.

I don't see my show as a stepping stone to something else like some people, who get a job then have a foot out the door looking for their next job.

Soon you will lose everything you hold most dear.

Many of the proofs in mathematics are very long and intricate. Others, though not long, are very ingeniously constructed.

Consular cards are easily obtained with no proof of true identity and are easily forged.

All formal dogmatic religions are fallacious and must never be accepted by self-respecting persons as final.

That's probably the biggest secret of acting: If the actor believes it themselves, they can make you believe it.

I call my wife and talk to my children four or five times a day. I've surrounded myself with great people and friends, plus I'm always willing to make amends.

The leaven of true leadership cannot lift others unless we are with and serve those to be led.