Sometimes I wonder whether Washington's liberal politicians truly understand the greatness that is America.

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.

Poetry is the truth dressed up with perceptions, emotions, and anxieties of expression.

Nothing more than action speaks for love and passion.

Thoughts have the power, To change how you perceive the world around you, To inflict worry, or make peace abound too.

Your language looks like a treasure map, ' she said, 'if you forget all the rest of the letters and focus in on the x, it looks as if you could find out where the treasure is.

Every time I've done something that doesn't feel right, it's ended up not being right.

Ever since the day you left me, I've been so miserable, my dear. I feel almost as bad as I did when you were still here.

I still found literary criticism to be a suspect activity

Female roles in comedies are usually quite silly, I think.

Men know no medium: They will either, spaniel-like, fawn at your feet, or be ready to leap into your lap.

I'm always fascinated by losers. Also, in my "Foucault's Pendulum," the main characters, who are in a way losers, they are more interesting than the winners.