We get our rights from our Creator as individuals. So every individual should be treated the same way.

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.

It is unjust, but only Christlike, to suffer persecution for doing what is right.

I only read books I know I will like

In my experience as a record producer, the people who most get involved are the people from independent labels who feel they have more to do with it; it's their "baby" kind of thing.

There are two ways to learn anything. An interesting way and a boring way. I like the interesting way.

When you have a 13 year old child, you suddenly realize that you may need to pick a vocation.

Music is for theater like theater is for scripts. It's total: it's cyclical.

Every day is a reminder to accept myself as I am.

A writer can have only one language, if language is going to mean anything to him.

No one has ever been able to convince me that optimism is not preferable to pessimism.

Human relationships are rich and they're messy and they're demanding. And we clean them up with technology. We sacrifice conversation for mere connection.