The way to create jobs is to encourage private sector job creators.

Somebody was telling me about the French Army rifle that was being advertised on eBay the other day - the description was, 'Never shot. Dropped once.

I think the Tea Party has brought important issues to the table.

Do you know how many Frenchmen it takes to defend Paris ? It's not known, it's never been tried.

It takes leaders to grow other leaders.

There isn't any real science to say we are altering the climate path of the earth.

I was the first Blunt ever elected to anything.

The shortest path to more American jobs is more American energy and more jobs that relate to American energy.

I continue to be a strong believer in the life-saving importance of early detection, and I encourage everyone to be proactive about their preventive screenings.

You are more committed to things that you give money to - whether it is a church or a politician.

There's no doubt that cable news hosts can say things that the president of the United States shouldn't say, and people can be harsh at you. That doesn't mean you benefit by being harsh back.

Mistletoe was her new favorite holiday decoration. She would have to hang some in the kitchen. All over the house. And keep the green stuff hanging until Easter. Or Thanksgiving.

You can't have too much of everything, you must have a balance, that's very important.

Does the world satisfy thee? Then thou hast thy reward & portion in this life; make much of it, for thou shalt know no other joy

Morality in the novel is the trembling instability of the balance. When the novelist puts his thumb in the scale, to pull down the balance to his own predilection, that is immorality.

A story is a character who wants something and overcomes conflict to get it.

He was looking at her with amused suspicion. There was something between them, and even she had to acknowledge that a tame remark about the weather sounded perverse.

Schools should take an active part in directing social change, and share in the construction of a new social order

A lot of the times, roles are chosen for us.

My parents had a huge pile of records - vinyl! - that I loved, especially the Motown stuff, Steely Dan, Stevie Wonder, Otis Redding.

Right now I really enjoy writing songs.