South Dakota is a great state because of its values, not because of dependence on government.

But to say that Sarah Palin and the tea party movement is responsible for vandalism or threats is just a way to dismiss the American people and, and their dissatisfaction with this health care bill.

There's a rule of thumb in politics. If you're at a point where you're complaining about the other guy being mean and unfair and uncivil, that's probably a sign that you're losing.

The more vile the thing that's said about me, the less it affects me. It doesn't bother me at all.

Well I think that, if you want to look at polarizing people right now, I wouldn't look at Palin, I'd look at Barack Obama.

Being a happy warrior, you also have a lot of fun in what you do because you believe in what you're doing.

If Newt Gingrich would be President tomorrow, I would be a happy person.

Incredible that liberals aren't more concerned about the monopoly of information in South Dakota.

Solutions-oriented campaigning with a little passion and a little humor; I think that will go a long way. I think people are desperate for it.

...one is reminded that [John Kerry, D-MA] really just a better-looking Ted Kennedy, a richer Michael Dukakis.

The American movement, Tea Party, whatever you want to call it, I think that is a very hopeful moment for the country and, I know, we really are the community organizers, are we not?

Confidence is the attitude of success.

We get up in the morning and do what we must to survive. Nothing else is true, and nothing else matters.

The Pilgrims didn't have any experience when they landed here. Hell if experience was that important we'd never have anybody walking on the moon.

gold never comes to the dreamers - except in dreams.

The reality of heaven doesn't take away the pain of or suffering or our losses, but it assures us that our pain is temporary.

I'm glad that I never ended up killing myself, though I came close more times than I would like to admit.

Every new experience is unusual. The rest of life is just sleep and committee meetings.

We've got to be judged by how we do in times of crisis

Men rarely if ever dream up a god superior to themselves. Most gods have the manners and morals of a spoiled child.

If you can't handle all the injuries and scars, choose a less demanding sport.