Every generation thinks the cultural rot during their time is worse than it's ever been. That's not true.

If Thomas Jefferson thought taxation without representation was bad, he should see how it is with representation.

Poverty is not the root cause of crime.

Liberals attempt through judicial activism what they cannot win at the ballot box.

We're not sexists, we're chauvinists - we're male chauvinist pigs, and we're happy to be because we think that's what men were destined to be. We think that's what women want.

End results that work that don’t involve government threaten liberals.

You know why there's a Second Amendment? In case the government fails to follow the first one.

Styrofoam and plastic milk jugs are biodegradable! Do you know what isn't biodegradable? Paper!

I think cigars are just a tremendous addition to the enjoyment of life.

The NAACP should have riot rehearsal. They should get a liquor store and practice robberies.

In a country of children where the option is Santa Claus or work, what wins?

You ought to give thanks to the Lord.

No duty is more urgent than that of returning thanks.

I've seen the consequences of what can happen when you're unprepared for a fight, or not as prepared as your opponent.

People permit life to slide past them like a deft pickpocket, their purse-not yet missed and now too late-in his hand.

Leadership is about going somewhere. If you and your people don’t know where you are going, your leadership doesn’t matter.

I can't say any artist inspired me, because I'm inspired by the things that go on around me.

It was a broiling afternoon of mid-August in Brinoe and everybody who was anybody had long ago quit its burning pavements and chilly palaces for the mountains or the sea.

People need to be inspired. They need to hear and believe a story. If you want them to be self-motivated, you need to engage them.

People often avoid making decisions out of fear of making a mistake. Actually the failure to make decisions is one of life's biggest mistakes.

You have to 'be'' before you can 'do', and do before you can 'have'.