Barack Obama's large contributor was Goldman Sachs - same thing on the Republican side. If you go to both their conventions, you see the same lobbyists paying off both sides so they win either way.

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.

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

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.

Sometimes a friendship is more like a war.

Let's be honest: women are still only really valued for two things--their looks and their role as mothers. I'm not beautiful, and I can't have kids, so what does that make me? Worthless.

A city is not adorned by external things, but by the virtue of those who dwell in it.

America's finest - our men and women in uniform, are a force for good throughout the world, and that is nothing to apologize for.

A beam in darkness: let it grow.

If anything is worth trying at all, it's worth trying at least 10 times.

Whereas I formerly believed it to be my bounden duty to call other persons to order, I now admit that I need calling to order myself.

Old age is the time when birthday candles cost more than the birthday cake itself, and half of your urine is wasted on medical testing.

I had to delegate authority to the people on my staff. That means you shave away the hierarchy.

My brother is the lead singer of The Torn, and my parents are in a country duo.