"I started out mopping floors, waiting tables, and tending bar at my dad's tavern. I put myself through school working odd jobs and night shifts. I poured my heart and soul into a small business. And when I saw how out-of-touch Washington had become with the core values of this great nation, I put my name forward and ran for office."

"The aggressive, unprovoked acts of violence against Israel by Hezbollah and Hamas are revealing. It is clear they don't want peace, but rather seek the ultimate destruction of Israel."

"No, let's make sure that people understand that this is a very important war that is helping to protect us here at home. And that we have no choice but to win it. As difficult as it is."

"Protecting the institution of marriage safeguards, I believe, the American family."

"It is a steadfast truth that art is the soul's attempt to give enduring form to the formless."

"So what do we do? Anything. Something. So long as we just don't sit there. If we screw it up, start over. Try something else. If we wait until we've satisfied all the uncertainties, it may be too late."

"Time is the most impartial judge; it reveals all pretenses and rewards all patience. A lesson woven into the fabric of human history — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"It is a steadfast truth that the richness of existence is found in simple harmonies, not superfluous splendors."