But our leaders of today have decided it's more important to be popular, to say and do what's easy, and say yes rather than to say no, when no is what is required.

There is only one group to blame for the continued suffering of these innocent victims: the House majority and their Speaker John Boehner.

America under Barack Obama has become a defensive, reactive and weaker country both at home and abroad.

I can guarantee you this, that more pension and benefit reforms which I will consider arbitration reform to be one of them, are things that when they come to my desk, they will be signed.

You know, something may be going down tonight, but it ain’t going to be jobs, sweetheart!

The greatness of America is in the American people. And what we need to do is get the government the hell out of the way and let the American people win once again.

They believe in teachers unions. We believe in teachers.

You see, Mr. President - real leaders don't follow polls. Real leaders change polls.

Today is the day for the complaining to end and for statesmanship to begin. Today I am taking action to cut state spending and balance the budget this year.

I am who I am, but I am not a bully.

I have a job to do. ... If you think right now I give a damn about presidential politics, then you don't know me.

One frequently only finds out how really beautiful a women is, until after considerable acquaintance with her.

Lord, teach us to take our hearts and look them in the face, however difficult it may be.

We never love anyone. What we love is the idea we have of someone. It's our own concept—our own selves—that we love.

I'm not sure that I would have become a Christian if I had continued to live in Hollywood because the notion wouldn't have occurred to me.

I've figured out my learning curve. I can look at something and somehow know exactly how long it will take for me to learn it.

If I'm sick of me, I can only imagine how other people feel.

There is something so biologically implausible that your attitude is going to cure a disease. Theres a tremendous arrogance to imagine that your mind is all that powerful.

...it gives you the impression that every day is Sunday.

I'm the worst surfer in California. My balance is off from boxing.

I would rather go to heaven alone than go to hell in company.