“Our government needs the church, because only those humble enough to admit they’re sinners can bring democracy the tolerance it requires to survive.”

I didn’t leave the Democratic party, the Democratic Party left me.

We should measure welfare’s success by how many people leave welfare, not by how many are added.

Governments tend not to solve problems, only to rearrange them.

Excellence does not begin in Washington.

If history teaches anything, it teaches that self-delusion in the face of unpleasant facts is folly.

Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God.

Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they made a difference in the world. But, the Marines don’t have that problem.

There are no such things as limits to growth, because there are no limits to the human capacity for intelligence, imagination, and wonder.

Please tell me you’re Republicans.

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.

You will never grow if you can’t admit your wrongs and learn from your mistakes.

I’ll admit I’m not perfect I’m like an angel fallen from grace. I’ve been a sinner and a saint.

The more you observe politics, the more you’ve got to admit that each party is worse than the other.

I admit that I’m rich & I’m lit.

Maybe admitting you need a break will give someone else the space to take one too.

Every man who repeats the dogma of Mill that one country is no fit to rule another country must admit that one class is not fit to rule another class.

A mistake is valuable if you do four things with it: recognize it, admit it, learn from it, forget it.

As for poverty, no one need be ashamed to admit it, the real shame is in not taking practical measures to escape from it.