Dependency is death to initiative, to risk-taking and opportunity. It's time to stop the spread of government dependency and fight it like the poison it is.

We will strengthen our security by building missile defense, restoring our military might, and standing by and strengthening our intelligence officers.

I like PBS. I love Big Bird ... But I'm not going to keep on spending money on things to borrow money from China to pay for it.

I'm not going to wear rose-colored glasses when it comes to Russia, or Mr. Putin.

I have never once regretted missing a business opportunity so that I could be with my children and grandchildren.

My wife drives a couple of Cadillacs.

I have some friends who are NASCAR team owners.

I am in favor of stem-cell research. I am not in favor of creating new human embryos through cloning.

Isn't it fitting that so many of those who have contempt for the private sector will soon find themselves back in it?

There are 47 percent of the people who will vote for the president no matter what.

I'm not familiar precisely with what I said, but I'll stand by what I said, whatever it was.

His captivating speech came not from his grammar or vocabulary but from the joy he took in wielding them well.

The sea always filled her with longing, though for what she was never sure.

In Nepal, the quality of conversation is much more important than accuracy of the content. Maybe we get overexcited about information in England?

It is easier to denature plutonium than to denature the evil spirit of man.

The bandage will remain on the eyes of Justice as long as the Capitalist has the cut, shuffle, and deal.

Death is the only thing keeping us in line.

We little know the things for which we pray.

I had very high respect for the Pratt Institute, but I thought that I had done my best, and that was not their version of the best.

Of course Evil's afoot. If it had switched to the metric system it'd be up to a meter by now.

God put in man thought; society, action; nature, revery.