If we don't believe in Americans, who will? I do believe. I've seen it in the people of our very typical corner of the nation.

Our morbidly obese federal government needs not just behavior modification but bariatric surgery.

No feature of the Obama presidency has been sadder than its constant efforts to divide us, to curry favor with some Americans by castigating others.

Our main task is not to see that people of great wealth add to it, but that those without much money have a greater chance to earn some.

I refer to the debt - the new red menace. This time consisting of ink.

The perverse presumption that places the burden of proof on the challenger of spending must be inverted, back to the rule that applies elsewhere in life: 'Prove to me why we should.

Our first thought is always for those on life's first rung, and how we might increase their chances of climbing.

We are taking challenges and turning them into opportunities by developing homegrown, local energy production to become independent from foreign sources.

The public is increasingly disgusted with a steady diet of defamation, and prepared to reward those who refrain from it.

We see government's mission as fostering and enabling the important realms - our businesses, service clubs, Little Leagues, churches - to flourish.

If freedom's best friends cannot unify around a realistic, actionable program of fundamental change, one that attracts and persuades a broad majority of our fellow citizens, big change will not come

Our big mistake was teaching them to read. We won't do that again.

I like great directors who are scarce. Prolific ones are nice too but for me, there's something about the scarcity that makes it all the more valuable.

I get described as 'interesting' a lot. People often call me odd, too. Maybe they mean ugly. Given the services of a plastic surgeon, I would get a pair of cheekbones.

We know about the Detroit offense with Calvin Johnson, the best receiver in the game. If this defense continues to play at this pace, they may have something to say about the NFC North.

All right, then, I'll say it: Dante makes me sick.

Always work hard, be honest, and be proud of who you are.

I think it's [concern about global warming] mainly just like little kids locking themselves in dark closets to see how much they can scare each other and themselves.

I'm absolutely confident that the God that I worship abhors violence.

I don't want to be one of those great players who never made it to the (World) Series.

I'm not gangly; I'm very coordinated. I do have a bit of a baby face. But I guess that just means I'll be working longer.