Some people want to amass a great amount of wealth and make a great looking obituary. I'm going to die with more money than is good to leave my son.

I've always been fond of the saying that when it comes to oversight and reform, the federal government does two things well: nothing and overreact.

Remember, America's greatness is based on creating wealth like the rest of the world has never known, and then, making sure it's shared throughout a middle class and even the underprivileged.

I don't recall having a gun. I really don't. I don't think I ever pulled a gun on anyone in my life.

In America, we're trying to find a peaceful solution in the Middle East, and we're not going to be divided along any lines.

Peace in Palestine is inevitable. The question is how do we make it happen today.

I've said my patience is not infinite.

Some people say that watching pay freezes in the government is like watching water freeze. It expands.

The American people do not want ambassadorships or any other position handed out to save a party money.

I have an I.Q. of 100 plus a little bit. I have to work real hard to get things when I read.

Bureaucracies tend to grow and to brag about their growth based on how many individuals they have and how much money they spend.

"The Dream of a Common Language" by Adrienne Rich. I carried it the entire hike. On my first night, when I felt like I was in too deep, I read the first poem out loud to myself over and over.

The art of automobile design has progressed, until today it is regarded as one of the most important factors in the marketing of the automobile.

I grew up in an abusive home and was told on a daily basis by my father that I would never amount to anything and that I looked like a boy.

Simulated disorder postulates perfect discipline; simulated fear postulates courage; simulated weakness postulates strength.

Those sound like the three best answers I've ever heard on this show even though it's the first ever of this show!

They only can shoot a body but they cannot shoot my dreams.

If you look hard enough, chaos turns into order the way letters turn into words.

I think if you can take something out and it doesn't change the book, it doesn't need to be there.

You must not pity me because my sixtieth year finds me still astonished. To be astonished is one of the surest ways of not growing old too quickly.

Forasmuch as many people study more to have knowledge than to live well therefore ofttimes they err and bring forth little fruit or none.