I come from the very heart of America.

If a political party does not have its foundation in the determination to advance a cause that is right and that is moral, then it is not a political party; it is merely a conspiracy to seize power.

For every obstacle there is a solution. Persistence is the key. The greatest mistake is giving up!

The middle of the road is all of the usable surface. The extremes, right and left, are in the gutters.

Leadership consists of nothing but taking responsibility for everything that goes wrong and giving your subordinates credit for everything that goes well.

The supreme quality of leadership is integrity.

If you want total security, go to prison. There you're fed, clothed, given medical care and so on. The only thing lacking... is freedom.

A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both.

You don't lead by hitting people over the head - that's assault, not leadership.

Always try to associate yourself with and learn as much as you can from those who know more than you do, who do better than you, who see more clearly than you.

To be true to one's own freedom is, in essence, to honor and respect the freedom of all others.

In the light, he looked like a fallen angel asked to return to Hell.

I think most Americans understand that we went through a period in which American leadership was judged quite critically internationally.

At the end of '69 I did a gig with Jean Luc Ponty here in L.A. He was an electric violinist.

It is impossible to worship God and remain unchanged

A woman takes off her claim to respect along with her garments.

You go your way I'll go your way too

Without a plan, it doesn't matter which way you're going.

In a free society, individuals have the right to do right or wrong, as long as they don't threaten or infringe upon the rights or property of others.

It [the Brady Bill] is not a panacea. It's not going to stop crimes of passion or drug-related crime.

You need someone to see what you've done, to read it and to understand it and to appreciate what's gone into it.