“If you give up your rights now, don’t expect to get them back.”

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.

I would introduce and support legislation to send Roe v. Wade back to the states.

I say the phone records of law abiding citizens are none of their damn business!

We have to think before we act.

The power to tax and spend is restricted by the enumerated powers.

Toppling secular dictators in the Middle East has only led to chaos and the rise of radical Islam.

There comes a time, there comes a time in the history of nations when fear and complacency allow power to accumulate and liberty and privacy to suffer. That time is now and I will not let the Patriot Act, the most unpatriotic of acts go unchallenged.

My great grandfather, like many, came to this country in search of the American Dream.

I’ve heard of many tragic cases of walking, talking normal children who wound up with profound mental disorders after vaccines.

Congress shall pass no law that exempts themselves!

The Democrats promised equalizing outcomes through unlimited federal assistance while Republicans offered something that seemed less tangible – the promise of equalizing opportunity through free markets.

You can not be a conservative if you’re going to keep promoting new programs that you’re not going to pay for.

The history of African-American repression in this country rose from government-sanctioned racism. Jim Crow laws were a product of bigoted state and local governments.

You know, when Republicans were in charge, we doubled the debt. But, now, our concern is the Democrats are in charge and they’re tripling the debt. So, really, our concern is that we want smaller government.

Markets are constantly in a state of uncertainty and flux and money is made by discounting the obvious and betting on the unexpected.

It’s okay to feel fucked up. It’s okay to feel lost. It’s okay not living unto others expectations.

Do not feel bad about your mistakes or those of others. Love them! Remember that one: they are to be expected; two: they’re the first and most essential part of the learning process; and three: feeling bad about them will prevent you from getting better.

Expect the best, plan for the worst, and prepare to be surprised.

Whatever you do, don’t play it safe. Don’t do things the way they’ve always been done. Don’t try to fit the system. If you do what’s expected of you, you’ll never accomplish more than others expect.

God never denies us our hearts desire except to give us something better.

Your culture sets your expectation for what is normal. Surround yourself with people who have the habits you want to have yourself.

Peace begins When expectation ends.