Soil is a living ecosystem and is a farmer's most precious asset. A farmer's productive capacity is directly related to the health of his or her soil.

Capitalism is not a perfect system. It may be better than all the other systems, but it's not a perfect system.

The commercial paper market, when that dries up, you know, that's just like sucking the blood out of the economic body of the United States.

The U.S. Treasury has got borrowing costs like nobody else has. They can borrow basically unlimited amounts. They can stay there for years and years. These assets will be worth more money over time.

I want our pie to grow all the people, but if some other guy's pie is growing a little faster, that's terrific.

You want to be greedy when others are fearful.

The ingredients that made this country, you know, the miracle of the world - I mean we had a seven for one improvement in the average American standard of living in the 20th century.

The good thing is, we have household formation in this country. We have a country where I don't know whether it's a million households a year or more, but good form.

We have a terrific economy, it's like a great athlete that's had a cardiac arrest.

When the Federal government buys the mortgages, they're not spending it, they're investing it.

Any time I can be of help to the government in terms of giving advice -I've given a little advice, actually.

Waiting taught me, I can't have it in my way. But in God's way.

The sooner we rein in the red tape factory in Washington, D.C., the sooner small businesses can get back to creating jobs and helping more Americans find an honest day's work.

It's better sometimes when we don't get to touch our dreams.

It is a wonderful truth that things we want most in life-a sense of purpose, happiness and hope-are most easily attained by giving them to others.

...as the day wore on I watched the birds all flying in one direction, and said, Land lies there.

Do not doubt your abilities. Do not delay your worthy impressions. With God's help, you cannot fail. He will give you the courage to participate in meaningful change and purposeful living.

Right, from now on, whenever you want to find out about something, plunge straight in.

Conspicuously absent from the Ten Commandments is any obligation of parent to child. We must suppose that God felt it unnecessary to command by law what He had ensured by love.

Being charismatic doesn't make you a leader. Being a leader makes you charismatic.

Got shot 5 times but I'm still breathing... living proof there's a God if you need a reason.