“Our children need to see and hear about more black role models in many fields so they can make better choices.”

And I’ve always said, ‘If two people think the same thing about everything, one of them isn’t necessary.’ We need to be able to understand that if we’re going to make real progress.

I’m very hopeful that I’m not the only one who’s willing to pick up the baton of freedom, because freedom is not free, and we must fight for it every day. Every one of us must fight for it, because we’re fighting for our children and the next generation.

There is no such thing as a politically correct war.

I would prefer to just continue to speak about truth and to speak about what makes sense.

There is a tendency of people to try to make you believe only a few people are smart. As a brain surgeon, I know better than that.

You have the ability to choose which way you want to go. You have to believe great things are going to happen in your life. Do everything you can – prepare, pray and achieve – to make it happen.

Well, when did this become a monarchy? You know, we are the people. The president works for us and, you know, we need to remember that.

God has opened many doors of opportunity throughout my lifetime, but I believe the greatest of those doors was allowing me to be born in the United States of America.

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.

Health care is one-sixth of our economy. If the government can control that, they can control just about everything. We need to understand what is going on, because there are much more economic models that can be used to give us good health care than what we have now.

You’re a slave if you let the media tell you that sports and entertainment are more important than developing your brain.

I believe that things are always going to work out, even if in the beginning it doesn’t look like they are working out. I know in the long run they are going to work out, and it’s going to be fine.

Even if you’re Bill Gates, you’ve got problems. I’m sure he would probably easily give a few billion dollars to get rid of all the problems that he has.

What we have to remember is we want to utilize the tremendous intellect that we have in the military to win wars. I’ve talked to a lot of the generals, a lot of our advanced people. And believe me, if we gave them the mission, which is what the commander-in-chief does, they would be able to carry it out.

If we can take young people who excel at the highest levels, put them on the same kind of pedestal as the all-state basketball player and the all-state football player, and begin to get the same kind of recognition, it will have a profound effect, and we are finding that it does.

So after a while, if people won’t accept your excuses, you stop looking for them.

I never want to take away something when I don’t have anything better to offer him in a way.

It is far better to be free to govern or misgovern yourself than to be governed by anybody else . . .

If a man is to be obsessed by something, I suppose a boat is as good as anything, perhaps a bit better than most.

Try to be better than yourself.

A good impression is great. But a bad impression is even better.

I’m not a guy that’s going to brag or feel like I’m better than the group.

Give what you have to somebody, it may be better than you think.

My experiences in life are getting bigger and better.