“Today we did what we had to do. They counted on America to be passive. They counted wrong.”

Facts are stupid things.

Government’s view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it.

They say hard work never hurt anybody, but I figure why take the chance.

If we love our country, we should also love our countrymen.

While I take inspiration from the past, like most Americans, I live for the future.

There are no easy answers’ but there are simple answers. We must have the courage to do what we know is morally right.

Before I refuse to take your questions, I have an opening statement.

The most terrifying words in the English language are: I’m from the government and I’m here to help.

I was raised to believe that God has a plan for everyone and that seemingly random twists of fate are all a part of His plan.

You can tell a lot about a fellow’s character by his way of eating jellybeans.

Within the covers of the Bible are the answers for all the problems men face.

If we ever forget that we are One Nation Under God, then we will be a nation gone under.

Socialism only works in two places: Heaven where they don’t need it and hell where they already have it.

The greatest leader is not necessarily the one who does the greatest things. He is the one that gets the people to do the greatest things.

Don’t be afraid to see what you see.

Freedom is one of the deepest and noblest aspirations of the human spirit.

The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his.

Anyone in any walk of life who is content with mediocrity is untrue to himself and to American tradition.

No poor bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making other bastards die for their country.

Wealthy women have rights in every country. And poor women don’t.

Country music is some of the best-written music in the world, so yeah, one day, I would keep my mind open to doing a country record.

I think in every country that there is at least one executive who is scared of going crazy.

The country was in peril; he was jeopardizing his traditional rights of freedom and independence by daring to exercise them.

Always good to see the city win.