We must persuade Iran not t have nuclear weapons through peaceful and diplomatic means. We want a peaceful planet.

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.

Hanging out is good historical methodology.

Know truth. Respect facts. Doubt opinions. Reject lies.

When someone says something in an interview, the beauty of Twitter is that it's a platform for instantaneous response.

The older I become, the more I think about my mother.

Gandalf thought of most things; and though he could not do everything, he could do a great deal for friends in a tight corner.

The first sight of Degas' pictures was the turning point of my artistic life.

I'm a terrible trumpet player...

I'm too frightened of confrontation, so I will always tip - even if the service has been really shoddy.

I think that there's a difference between getting your heart broken and getting let down.

The world rolls under the long thrust of his heel. Over the cage floor the horizons come.