The problem with our deficit is not because Americans are taxed too little. The problem with the deficit is because Washington spends too much money. We have got to stop spending money we don't have.

Exploiting people's emotions of fear, envy and anxiety is not hope, it's not change, it's partisanship. We don't need partisanship. We don't need demagoguery, we need solutions.

We don’t want to turn the safety net into a hammock that lulls able-bodied people to lives of dependency and complacency...

Big-government economics breeds crony capitalism. It's corrupt, anything but neutral, and a barrier to broad participation in prosperity.

A free economy and strong communities honor the dignity of every person, rewarding effort with justice, promoting upward mobility, and building solidarity among citizens.

Mr. Vice President, I know you're under a lot of duress to make up for lost ground, but I think people would be better served if we don't keep interrupting each other.

If somebody is going to try to paste a person's view on epistemology to me, then give me Thomas Aquinas. Don't give me Ayn Rand.

And to this day, my Mom is my role model.

Every successful individual knows that his or her achievement depends on a community of persons working together.

We will not spend four years blaming others, we will take responsibility.

We need to stop spending money we don't have.

A wind that blows aimlessly is no good to anyone.

Standing in front of a fake mountain with fake snow falling and seven girls dressed as Santarettes will stay in my memory.

How do you do?" said Violet. "How do you do?" said Klaus. "Odo yow!" said Sunny.

There is no man so friendless but that he can find a friend sincere enough to tell him disagreeable truths.

I am haunted by the demon of error - error in determining guilt and error in determining who among the guilty deserves to die.

For they both were solitary, She on earth and he is heaven. And he wooed her with caressed, Wooed her with his smile of sunshine -Song of Hiawatha, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

I think the notion of understanding each other is a relief. It's not a thing you get with everyone you hang out with.

Like, I want the world to be better! All I want is positive! All I want is dopeness! Why would you want to control that?

Why did I laugh at his sorry, bedraggled appearance? Because ridiculousness made a repellant situation more bearable.

The passing moment is all we can be sure of; it is only common sense to extract its utmost value from it.