Bill Proxmire represents almost the last of one of America's most remarkable generations.

If you are sure you understand everything that is going on, you are hopelessly confused.

Gun bans don't disarm criminals, gun bans attract them.

Political image is like mixing cement. When it's wet, you can move it around and shape it, but at some point it hardens and there's almost nothing you can do to reshape it.

The Queen of England is Defender of the Faith but the President of the United States is Defender of the Constitution, which defends all faiths.

The idea behind Reaganomics is this: a rising tide lifts all yachts.

Do not despair. In every defeat are found the seeds of victory.

You have got to be careful quoting Ronald Reagan, because when you quote him accurately it is called mudslinging.

I don't want to spend the next two years in Holiday Inns.

Whatever his private beliefs and religious practice, a president must be the guardian of the laws which ensure America's religious diversity.

[Running for President is] physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually the most demanding single undertaking I can envisage unless it's World War III

I'm not going to limit myself just because people won't accept the fact that I can do something else.

When I die, I plan to be laughing hysterically.

Be the best person you can be for yourself and for everyone around you.

With God’s help, your trial today is leading to your wholeness tomorrow.

God often used bitter experiences to make us better. Gold can be a helpful servant, but a cruel master.

There is no clear sign that the economy is turning the corner in a meaningful way.

Sharing truth is not the kind of gift that comes in wrapping paper - ripped open once and, there, you're done. No, this is a gift that must be unfolded.

People think I'm more wild than I am... I like going to theme parks, play sports or just hanging out with my friends.

As soon as one project is finished I like to go straight on to something else.

There is One God. We have an epistemic center. There is meaning.