The federal government cannot maintain a budget surplus any more than an alcoholic can leave a fresh bottle of whiskey untouched in the cupboard.

Truth is treason in the empire of lies.

Foreign aid is taking money from the poor people of a rich country and giving it to the rich people of a poor country.

One thing is clear: The Founding Fathers never intended a nation where citizens would pay nearly half of everything they earn to the government.

During the last campaign I knew what was happening. You know, they mocked me for my foreign policy and they laughed at my monetary policy. No more. No more.

I lean toward a flat tax. But I want to make it real flat, like ZERO.

I am convinced that there are more threats to American liberty within the 10-mile radius of my office on Capitol Hill than there are on the rest of the globe.

Our Constitution, which was intended to limit government power and abuse, has failed.

It is no coincidence that the century of total war coincided with the century of central banking.

We don't have the freedom of speech to talk about the weather. We have the first amendment so we can say some very controversial things.

In a free society, we are supposed to know the truth. In a society where truth becomes treason, we are in big trouble.

The purpose of education should not to be to fill you with knowledge, but education should make you hungry for knowledge.

Create the job, we wish to have.

Now I was nothing but a shade of grey - my moral compass ambiguous.

There are cases where you design something that looks good on paper and there's only one small part of it that's fun. You have to focus on that and throw the rest away.

Your life does not get better by chance, it gets better by change.

I believe 100% when your heart & mind are in the right place and there is no pretense, great things will come. It's that simple!

When you think about it, most of the good ideas came along to make sin a whole lot easier.

The courage to go deeper is found by letting your desire grow larger than your fear.

Music is a hobby, because I'm not making any money out of it, but I put just as much conviction into that as I do into my acting.

As a mother, the things that I wanted for my own four children, I want for all the children of France.