“There is nothing more precious to a parent than a child, and nothing more important to our future than the safety of all our children.”

I admire that about the Republicans: The evidence does not faze them. They are not bothered at all by the facts.

We cannot idealize technology. Technology is only and always the reflection of our own imagination, and its uses must be conditioned by our own values. Technology can help cure diseases, but we can prevent a lot of diseases by old-fashioned changes in behavior.

There is nothing wrong with America that cannot be cured with what is right in America.

When personal freedom’s being abused, you have to move to limit it. That’s what we did in the announcement I made last weekend on the public housing projects, about how we’re going to have weapon sweeps.

I believe that a worthwhile life is defined by a kind of spiritual journey and a sense of obligation.

I still believe in a place called Hope.

I am opposed to abortion and to government funding of abortions. We should not spend state funds on abortions because so many people believe abortion is wrong.

So much of modern politics is focused not on honest differences of policy but on personal attacks.

I’ve been in politics long enough to expect criticism and hostility. But I was unprepared for the hatred I get from Christians. Why do Christians hate so much?.

Keep your eyes on the prize and don’t turn back.

We must teach our children to resolve their conflicts with words, not weapons.

Sometimes there is a difference in what is legal and what ought to be done.

Today’s possibilities are not tomorrows guarantees.

Abortion should not only be safe and legal, it should be rare.

You can put wings on a pig, but you don’t make it an eagle.

Everybody counts, everybody deserves a chance, everybody has a responsible role to play and we all do better when we work together.

I am deeply aware of the disappointment and hurt that my infidelity has caused to so many people, most of all my wife and children.

Merely to stuff the child with a lot of information, making him pass examinations, is the most unintelligent form of education.

Every book is a children’s book if the kid can read!

Liberty is the first condition of growth. It is wrong, a thousand times wrong, if any of you dares to say, ‘I will work out the salvation of this woman or child.

Never lose your child’s heart.

To bear many children is considered not only a religious blessing but also an investment. The greater their number, some Indians reason, the more alms they can beg.

My children, the secret of religion lies not in theories but in practice.

Children internalize their parents’ unhappiness. Fortunately, they absorb our contentment just as readily.