When I ran for governor of Minnesota, I only raised $300,000.

If you were to come to Minnesota, I could have you locked up like that. That's power.

I love my country, not my government.

Organized religion is a sham and a crutch for weak-minded people

Patriotism to your country is something that comes from your heart. It should be taught to you by your parents.

If you tell the truth, you don't need a long memory.

Organized religion is a sham and a crutch for weak-minded people who need strength in numbers. It tells people to go out and stick their noses in other people's business.

A vote is "wasted" when someone fails to vote their conscience.

A hero must be honorable, must have honor. And you can't have honor if you're a liar. There is no honor in lying.

There is much more to being a patriot and a citizen than reciting the pledge or raising a flag.

I would rather be uncomfortable with the truth than to be lied to in comfort. That's just my nature.

True beauty lies in the eye of the beholder.

I have a dream, there will be critical point in the future, where economics and technology will negate each other.

Tomorrow I'll suggest the liar lies against himselfSo our condition makes escape impossible? -- we breatheand it's moving air that causes stars to twinkle

You look around at the people in your life, one by one, choosing to hold on to the ones who make you stronger and better, and letting go of the ones who don't.

Fear is the lengthened shadow of ignorance.

We have to make mistakes, its how we learn compassion for others

You can recognize in your own reading habits what writers are doing that works and what doesn't. I'm becoming much more aware of that after reading a decade of student stories.

Because of the varroa mite, wild honey bees are now, for all practical purposes, extinct in the United States.

Holding Frances in my arms is the best drug in the world.

It's important to choose initial investors who are not twitchy and rushing for an exit. Wall Street's quarter-by-quarter lens may make the CEO make sub-optimal long-term decisions.