It's fashionable in some circles to be pessimistic about America, about conservative solutions, about the Republican Party. I utterly reject that pessimism.

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.

Men never understand what honor is, though they're always talking about it

Light inside of us can overcome, withstand or overshadow any darkness outside of us

Isn't it weird the way you remember things, when someone's gone?

Next to faith in God, is faith in labor.

I crossed the street to walk in the sunshine.

The artist, a traveller on this earth, leaves behind imperishable traces of his being.

Something must be left to chance; nothing is certain in a sea fight

Only the refined and delicate pleasures that spring from research and education can build up barriers between different ranks.

I was always in trouble from an early age. I had a fraught relationship with my parents, who were very traditional. Doing plays at school was a joyous release.

Because of the internet, satellite TV, and the digital world, you can stay in touch, you can learn about other people from a young age.