When things go badly, individuals look for scapegoats. I just do not believe that barbed-wire fences or guns on our border will solve any of our problems.

Truth is treason in the empire of lies.

Foreign aid is taking money from the poor people of a rich country and giving it to the rich people of a poor country.

One thing is clear: The Founding Fathers never intended a nation where citizens would pay nearly half of everything they earn to the government.

During the last campaign I knew what was happening. You know, they mocked me for my foreign policy and they laughed at my monetary policy. No more. No more.

I lean toward a flat tax. But I want to make it real flat, like ZERO.

I am convinced that there are more threats to American liberty within the 10-mile radius of my office on Capitol Hill than there are on the rest of the globe.

Our Constitution, which was intended to limit government power and abuse, has failed.

It is no coincidence that the century of total war coincided with the century of central banking.

We don't have the freedom of speech to talk about the weather. We have the first amendment so we can say some very controversial things.

In a free society, we are supposed to know the truth. In a society where truth becomes treason, we are in big trouble.

Mastering others is strength. Mastering oneself makes you fearless.

To go through life and call it yours - your life - you first have to get your own pain. Pain that's unique to you. You can't just dip into the common bin and say 'That's enough!

The brain. Where words mean something. The heart. Where words feel something. When both work together. Kaboom.

Without a mission statement, you may get to the top of the ladder and then realize it was leaning against the wrong building!

I really want to fall in love.

Instruction ends in the schoolroom, but education ends only with life. A child is given to the universe to be educated.

Only when God was said to have died did various leaders, professions and sectors risk pushing themselves forward as successors.

Be yourself. Unless you have the option to be Batman, then always be Batman.

You can choose between being a victim of destiny or an adventurer who is fighting for something important.

Winning leaders are almost always motivated when the chips are down.