The District of Columbia is one gigantic ear.

Live simply, love generously, care deeply, speak kindly, leave the rest to God.

There is no limit to the amount of good you can do if you don't care who gets the credit.

The greatest leader is not necessarily the one who does the greatest things. He is the one that gets the people to do the greatest things.

A nation that cannot control its borders is not a nation.

We must reject the idea that every time a law's broken, society is guilty rather than the lawbreaker. It is time to restore the American precept that each individual is accountable for his actions.

If more government is the answer, then it was a really stupid question.

Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same.

It's not that liberals aren't smart, it's just that so much of what they know isn't so

I have wondered at times what the Ten Commandments would have looked like if Moses had run them through the US Congress.

I've noticed that everyone who is for abortion has already been born.

Hate hurts the hater more'n the hated.

when parameters are not set for man, there is always an unknown abuse

I need someone who is willing to watch me brave the ocean and then dare me not to drown.

I am skittish about relationships, as most of the marriages I've seen up close have been ruinous for one or both parties.

We have a stake in one another...what binds us together is greater than what drives us apart.

We do not want, as the newspapers say, a church that will move with the world. We want a church that will move the world.

My grandma was a huge believer, very spiritual, probably the most spiritual person I've ever known in my life.

There is no such thing as "righteous" anger or justifiable killing.

I think it's real important to enjoy what you do, have fun with it and not to put the pressure on yourself of everyone watching.

If enough Americans determine I could do a better job in public office, and Mrs. Nugent and my beloved family agree, there is no limit what I am willing to do for my country.