Bureaucracies tend to grow and to brag about their growth based on how many individuals they have and how much money they spend.

I've always been fond of the saying that when it comes to oversight and reform, the federal government does two things well: nothing and overreact.

Remember, America's greatness is based on creating wealth like the rest of the world has never known, and then, making sure it's shared throughout a middle class and even the underprivileged.

I don't recall having a gun. I really don't. I don't think I ever pulled a gun on anyone in my life.

In America, we're trying to find a peaceful solution in the Middle East, and we're not going to be divided along any lines.

Peace in Palestine is inevitable. The question is how do we make it happen today.

I've said my patience is not infinite.

Some people say that watching pay freezes in the government is like watching water freeze. It expands.

The American people do not want ambassadorships or any other position handed out to save a party money.

I have an I.Q. of 100 plus a little bit. I have to work real hard to get things when I read.

I don't need to be looking at every failure of government, I need to be looking where failure of government needs reform.

...you cannot control the depth of a wound another inflicts upon you.

We all name ourselves. We call ourselves artists. Nobody asks us. Nobody says you are or you aren't.

Im plain incapable of getting angry with Angela Merkel and likewise.

Kiss me now, love me now.

Change is continuous and the aggregate of the self is constantly shifting.

I was the first woman to win a Tony for directing, but the second woman came along five minutes later.

To treat of human actions is to deal wholly with second causes.

I don't think, if anything, I don't think it's a feeling of hopelessness that people feel. I think if they feel - if they're feeling what we're feeling, it's that this is how we fight back.

I always loved the idea of learning martial arts, but it wasn't until I was in my 20s that I really started doing it and taking up karate.

I am more anxious than I can express that my men should be not only good soldiers of their country, but also good soldiers of the cross.