People must be free to work, to save, to own their own home, to take risks, to invest in each other and, in essence, to control their own lives.

The anchor in our world today is freedom, holding us steady in times of change, a symbol of hope to all the world.

If the American people knew what we have done, they would string us up from the lamp posts.

Ageing's alright, better than the alternative, which is not being here.

The defense budget is more than a piggy bank for people who want to get busy beating swords into pork barrels.

Real improvement in our schools is not simply a matter of spending more, it is a matter of expecting more.

If the people were to ever find out what we have done, we would be chased down the streets and lynched.

In crucial things, unity. In important things, diversity. In ALL things, generosity.

Think about every problem, every challenge, we face. The solution to each starts with education.

I do not like broccoli. And I haven't liked it since I was a little kid and my mother made me eat it. And I'm President of the United States and I'm not going to eat any more broccoli.

We don't want an America that is closed to the world. What we want is a world that is open to America.

So many questions remain unanswered. Perhaps we are poorer for having lost a possible explanation or richer for having gained a mystery. But aren't both possibilities equally intriguing?

Well, it's not like I ignore them on purpose. It's just that no one's voice resounds in my heart.—Asaba Yuuki, (Kimi to Boku, #1)

Nature is not human-hearted.

I'm a Christian girl. I pray every night and before meals and before I go on stage not to fall.

An honest design communicates solely the functions and values it offers. It does not attempt to manipulate buyers and users with promises it cannot keep.

Art has more ego to it than what I do.

I realized I was not a great musical technician, if I was going to make anything interesting it would have to come from the creative side of me and not the craft side of me.

There are 16 year olds competing at the olympics and i still push on pull doors & struggle getting through the whole day without a nap.

What I try to control ends up controlling me.

Go forth a conqueror and win great victories.