The PATRIOT Act brought down the wall separating intelligence agencies from law enforcement and other entities charged with protecting the Nation from terrorism.

The fact is that one of the earliest lessons I learned in business was that balance sheets and income statements are fiction, cash flow is reality.

And I would argue the second greatest force in the universe is ownership.

Congress has changed the Social Security system over time, and over 20 times in the past Congress has raised taxes on Social Security in payroll taxes into the system.

Free market capitalism has done more for the soul of the human race than any other system. And it's created the highest standard of living.

For far too long, America has been without a comprehensive energy plan, and today consumers are paying the price - literally - at the pump and in their heating bills.

By offering individuals ownership and control of their health care coverage, we return control to the patients; and that is exactly where it should be.

Iraq can emerge as a beacon of hope and democracy in the Middle East, and the world, with our help.

I am convinced that China needs to be a strong trading partner with the United States long term.

We must remain steadfast in our commitment to our troops, and to those fighting for a free and democratic Iraq because freedom makes our country and the world a safer place.

We have so many people retiring that we do not have enough people paying into the system to be able to provide the benefits for those collecting those benefits.

The power to shape your reality lies within you, therefore the most important voice you will ever hear is your own.

Pale Death with impartial tread beats at the poor man's cottage door and at the palaces of kings.

My first full year of touring, I did 300 days on the road. That was not including the travel time or publicity or anything else - that was just dates. I was home probably less than 50 days that year.

From the distance of the moon, Earth was four times the size of a full moon seen from Earth. It was a brilliant jewel in the black velvet sky.

The man who has received a benefit ought always to remember it, but he who has granted it ought to forget the fact at once.

No one should ever sit in this office over 70 years old, and that I know.

Be nice to each other. Not a lot, but seems like the most obvious thing.

We don't all dig Shakespeare uniformly, or even 'Little Red Riding Hood.' The understanding of art depends finally upon one's willingness to extend one's humanity and one's knowledge of human life.

You know, the more grown-up you are, the more you like Proust.

There is a time for all things - except marriage, my dear.