Since President Obama assumed office three years ago, federal spending has accelerated at a pace without precedent in recent history.

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.

All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players.

It's a jump, Minuette, that's all it is. A jump out of this world, straight into my arms."Incredibly, she managed to smile. "You will catch me?"He pressed his lips against hers. "Always.

The British feel of blues has been hard, rather than emotional. Far too much emphasis on 12 bar, too little attention to words, far too little originality.

I'm as skeptical as anyone would be about celebrities and causes - and I will dare to say to you that I don't think of myself as a celebrity per se.

There is a kink in my damned brain that prevents me from thinking as other people think.

In the new world, it is not the big fish which eats the small fish, it's the fast fish which eats the slow fish.

I try to simulate the most difficult conditions the players will encounter during competition.

I don't like magic - but I have been known to make guys disappear.

I want, I want, I want! We never grow out of it somehow. Unless we become Buddhists, maybe.

Drink in the beauty of friendship. In this world of constant change, we need the comfort of friendship more than ever before.