I've always said that people are desperate to find meaning in their lives.

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?

Making money is art and working is art and good business is the best art.

First of all, I try to be a positive role model.

Nothing energizes me more than to burrow myself under a pile of received wisdom and emerge triumphant with the truth.

Chained in a cell, got my own private hell. Preacher crucifies me, warden wants to fry me.

I like geography. I could tell you the capital of any country you want.

I have a child to feed and a spirit that can't be crushed, so I'm able to move ahead.

Lasse [Hallström] is really good at emotionally engaging an audience without hitting them over the face with it.

There is love, and there is work; and we have only one heart.

Only when a disputed point has long caused bloodshed and disturbance, or when a successful invader (military or theological) insists on a change, is it necessary to draw up a code.

The world is divided into two classes, those who believe the incredible, and those who do the improbable.