What matters finally is not the world's judgment of oneself but one's own judgment of the world.... Any writer who lacks this final arrogance will not survive very long in America.

Our form of democracy is bribery, on the highest scale.

There's a lot to be said for being nouveau riche, and the Reagans mean to say it all.

The unfed mind devours itself.

We are the United States of Amnesia, we learn nothing because we remember nothing.

Democracy is supposed to give you the feeling of choice, like Painkiller X and Painkiller Y. But they're both just aspirin.

Write something, even if it's just a suicide note.

Persuading the people to vote against their own best interests has been the awesome genius of the American political elite from the beginning.

The four most beautiful words in our common language: I told you so.

You know, I've been around the ruling class all my life, and I've been quite aware of their total contempt for the people of the country.

That loyal retainer of the Chase Manhattan Bank, the American president.

A bud has to bloom to unfold her beauty. A child has to become educated to unfold her incredible potential.

We begin to cultivate real love for ourselves when we treat ourselves with compassion.

In times of adversity and affliction, may you wait for the Lord to rescue and deliver you.

We need to be ready all the time for attacks of the enemy

I am repeating... It's not a drill, ... It's real....

I am a very complicated person.

At 18, I felt I was too young to think about having my eggs frozen.

I'm certainly very conservative when it comes to education. We're getting rid of Common Core. We're going to have education at a local level.

My ultimate goal is to become a saint.

Touring definitely makes you appreciate home more, so when I can be home, I like to stay home.