You don't have to be larger than life to be a hero, just larger than yourself.

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.

Make me little in mind, soft in heart, trusting in soul.

Repetition will be repeated

...which recall(s) a moment in time when raw excess made them a casual aristocracy, apart from the rest of the world.

They succeed not because they are perfect but because they do not let their imperfections stand in their way to success.

We long for more and God's promise is that there is more awaiting us. More to delight us than we will ever exhaust.

If people concentrated on the really important things in life, there'd be a shortage of fishing poles.

My son gave me the permission to accept my success.

I'm terminally dissatisfied. That's probably part of being an artist.

Formal education will make you a living; self-education will make you a fortune.

Look for the second right answer.