“God cares about every area of our lives, and God wants us to ask for help.”

And I know you’re not supposed to say ‘Nazi Germany,’ but I don’t care about political correctness. You know, you had a government using its tools to intimidate the population. We now live in a society where people are afraid to say what they actually believe.

We turned our back on Israel, our ally. You know, and a situation like that, of course [Barack]Obama’s not going to be able to do anything. I would shore up our military first, because if you don’t get the military right, nothing else is going to work.

It’s very important for people to know themselves and understand what their value system is, because if you don’t know what your value system is, then you don’t know what risks are worth taking and which ones are worth avoiding.

A truly moral nation enacts policies that encourage personal responsibility and discourage self-destructive behavior by not subsidizing people who live irresponsibly and make poor choices.

Obamacare is really I think the worst thing that has happened in this nation since slavery.

I actually don’t think that I’m that much smarter than anybody else. It’s just that I frequently just seem to know what to do, and I think that’s wisdom.

It’s not what you do but that kind of job you do that makes the difference.

We will continue to redefine it in any way that we wish, which is a slippery slope with a disastrous ending, as witnessed in the dramatic fall of the Roman Empire.

I would love to see music reinstated as an essential part of schooling. The culture that it brings; the knowledge that it brings.

Here is the treasure chest of the world – the public library, or a bookstore.

I’m convinced that we all harvest the fruits of our labors.

We seem to be afraid to give the Kurds weaponry. We like to send it for some strange reason through Baghdad, and then they only get a tenth of it.

What we need to do in this PC world is forget about unanimity of speech and unanimity of thought and we need to concentrate on being respectful of those people with whom we disagree.

Say your prayers. And I’ll say mine. Because I really think it helps.

If you’ve had a bumper crop, you don’t owe me triple tithes. And if you’ve had no crops at all, you don’t owe me no tithes. So there must be something inherently fair about it.

My mother told me if I work hard and I really believed in American principles and I believed in God, anything is possible. That’s why I’m not anxious to give away American values and principles for the sake of political correctness.

Every good work has to face opposition, and the reaction of the opposition offered always helps the work.

I know how you clutched my back behind your house and sweated like a stallion whenever I came near!

Poetry, like jazz, is one of those dazzling diamonds of creative industry that help human beings make sense out of the comedies and tragedies that contextualize our lives.

I am but God’s finger, John. If he would condemn Elizabeth, she will be condemned.

The more you get into any religion, it becomes the same. It really becomes how you treat other people and how you get outside yourself.

You have to care for all beings created by God…My mission is to help any person in need.

I knew that even if I was able to call for help, I was in a place so remote that it wasn’t likely there would be anyone who could help me. And even if there were, it could take weeks.

Wikileaks didn’t help confidence with American administrations because of conversations made public so easily.