To bring about a genuine political realignment, Republicans must kill the Government Goose that Lays the Golden Eggs - the very Goose they have fought so hard and long to possess.

I'm not an expert on the ways of Washington [but] it makes no sense to me that we're not funding control of our border.

If you could bring to me a majority of people to say that we're going to have $10 of spending cuts for $1 of revenue enhancement - put me in, Coach.

By blaming others, we fail to find the real solutions to our problems and we do not carry out our own responsibilities.

Teachers make a difference, and we would serve our students better by focusing on attracting and retaining the quality teachers by raising teacher pay.

I'm the tortoise in the race, but I'm a joyful tortoise.

If I'm president, I'll be a commander-in-chief, not an agitator- in-chief or a divider-in-chief, that I will lead this country in a way that will create greater security and greater safety.

I don't think a party can aspire to be the majority party if it's the old white guy party.

As a candidate, I intend to let everyone hear my message, including the many who can express their love of country in a different language.

We can grow economically and restore America's leadership in the world, so that everybody has a chance to rise up.

The progressive and liberal mindset believes that to every problem there is a Washington, D.C., solution.

„We are the embodiment of Life, we are born into this world as a result of a Miracle.

I wondered if hurdlers ever thought, you know, "This would go faster if we just got rid of the hurdles.

Put in the time. To position yourself as an expert, practice, apply, experiment, volunteer, and work within your area of knowledge to deepen your own understanding as you build real-life experience.

Humility is a virtue and it is a virtue innate in guests.

Money. A blessing that is of no advantage to us excepting when we part with it.

The relations that define a system as a unity, and determine the dynamics of interaction and transformations which it may undergo as such a unity constitute the organization of the machine.

Peace can be a cover whereby evil men can perpetrate diabolical wrongs.

If the Muslims keep their heads cool and accept progress as a means and not an end in itself, they may pass on to Western man the lost secret of life's sweetness.

I didn't do a masters in creative writing until I was 26, which is quite old, and then I found myself in New York and I needed money, so I started working full time as an editor.

Nothing nice you ever do for anyone is for no reason.