The free market punishes irresponsibility. Government rewards it.

The government is good at one thing. It knows how to break your legs, and then hand you a crutch and say, "See if it weren't for the government, you wouldn't be able to walk".

Freedom and responsibility aren't interconnected things. They are the same thing.

For those looking for security, be forewarned that there's nothing more insecure than a political promise.

It's important to realize that whenever you give power to politicians or bureaucrats, it will be used for what they want, not for what you want.

A great burden was lifted from my shoulders the day I realized that no one owes me anything.

The government's War on Poverty has transformed poverty from a short-term misfortune into a career choice.

When you give politicians the power to do what you think is right you're automatically giving politicians the power to do what you think is wrong.

Immigrants used to come to America seeking freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and freedom from government. Now they come looking for free health care, free education, and a free lunch.

Government cripples you, then hands you a crutch and says, 'See, if it wasn't for us, you couldn't walk.'

In almost all matters, the real question should be: why are we letting government handle this?

Take a scientific fact or theory, add a futuristic or other-worldly setting, stir in an imaginative plot and fascinating characters, and a science fiction novel emerges from the cosmic mix.

We hate some persons because we do not know them and will not know them because we hate them.

If you walk up to some random person on the street, grab them by the shoulder, and say 'Did you just see what I saw?!', you'll find that no-one wants to talk to you.

The longer mathematics lives the more abstract - and therefore, possibly also the more practical - it becomes.

I was within and without. Simultaneously enchanted and repelled by the inexhaustible variety of life.

They hold a grudge like it was their family treasure.

If you don't have the ability to see when to stand up and the conviction to do it, you'll never be an effective leader.

To love by admitting our connection to everything is how we stay well.

A man must first despise himself, and then others will despise him.

Our Heavenly Father can appreciate our love for Him by how well we serve Him and how well we serve our fellowmen.