“The fundamental reason why Medicare is failing is why the Soviet Union failed – socialism doesn’t work.”

The Founders never intended for Americans to trust their government. Our entire Constitution was predicated on the notion that government was a necessary evil, to be restrained and minimized as much as possible.

If I were to look at foreign policy, I would say John McCain has been wrong on just about everything over the last four decades.

If someone has Ebola at a cocktail party they’re contagious and you can catch it from them.

The great and abiding lesson of American history, particularly the Cold War, is that the engine of capitalism – the individual – is mightier than any collective.

Let’s means-test benefits – let’s means-test Social Security and Medicare and make the rich pay more for these benefits.

Unless you really stand for something, people aren’t motivated to go out and vote for you.

Cut defense spending as part of cutting all federal spending.

I think women have come a long way. Women are in positions not because they’re women, they’re in positions because they’re intelligent and they should be equal to their counterparts and treated equally.

I am running for president to return our country to the principles of liberty and limited government.

I do believe people ought to be left alone. I don’t care who you are or what you do at home or who your friends are or where you hang out, what kind of music you listen to, what you do in your home is your own business. That’s always been who I am. I am a leave me alone kind of guy.

I’m not someone who’s sort of still trying to figure out what I believe in.

If I have a weakness, it’s that I try to live by the rules. I try to live by the rules, no matter what they are, and I was brought up that way as a kid. Play by the rules.

How much liberty do with want to give up for a false sense of security?

I read all of Ayn Rand’s novels when I was 17.

You can be strong without being involved in every single civil war around the world.

We should be proud that so many want to come to America, that it is still seen as the land of opportunity. Let’s make it a land of legal work, not black-market jobs. Let’s make it a land of work, not welfare. Our land should be one of assimilation, not hiding in the shadows.

If you don’t want to lose, you should wait for the right opportunity

You tried, you failed, you believed & in the end you are an inspiration for the nation.

By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.

You cannot climb the ladder of success dressed in the costume of failure.

The mind always fails first, not the body. The secret is to make your mind work for you, not against you.

Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can’t lose.

Never Say I Failed 99 Times, Say I Discovered 99 Ways Which Causes Failure!

The lessons to be learnt from success and failure are equally important, and more often than not, failure and sorrow are bigger teachers than success and happiness.