“The best minds are not in government. If any were, business would steal them away.”

Status quo, you know, is Latin for ‘the mess we’re in.

It has been said that politics is the second oldest profession. I have learned that it bears a striking resemblance to the first.

The future doesn’t belong to the light-hearted. It belongs to the brave.

Freedom prospers when religion is vibrant and the rule of law under God is acknowledged.

I’ve always believed that a lot of the trouble in the world would disappear if we were talking to each other instead of about each other.

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.

We need to continue to work toward market stability.

It is an axiom in my mind, that our liberty can never be safe but in the hands of the people themselves, and that too of the people with a certain degree of instruction. This it is the business of the State to effect, and on a general plan.

I don’t think it’s a good idea to plan to sell a company.

And above all, watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Those who don’t believe in magic will never find it.

It’s always good to do something that is not a repeat. I just don’t believe in repeating.

No one who is in business for profit can foist his or her beliefs on a workforce that includes many people who do not share those beliefs.

You do your job, you keep your job. Do it well, you get a better job.

Your story is where you take it to, not where you start.