My dad never missed a day of work, and he was always smiling when he came home.

Order without liberty and liberty without order are equally destructive.

It cannot be said that the Constitution formed 'the people of the United States,' for all time, into a corporation. It does not speak of 'the people' as a corporation, but as individuals. A...

The legal right of the Southern people to reclaim their fugitives I have constantly admitted. The legal right of Congress to interfere with their institution in the states, I have constantly denied.

And I know that the younger generation is doing things that are so ingenious. And for them it's not a matter of a political belief or an environmental stance. It's really just common sense.

The environmental crisis is a global problem, and only global action will resolve it.

We need quiet time to examine our lives openly and honestly - spending quiet time alone gives your mind an opportunity to renew itself and create order.

Whether one admired or was repulsed by the positions he took on matters foreign and domestic, it is undeniable that Reagan's ability to project anger was highly attractive to his most passionate...

Successful people breed success.

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

If you find it in your heart to care for somebody else, you will have succeeded.

If I were to make an uneducated guess about L.A.'s relationship with folk and psychedelia, I would say it must be the weather.

I have a great wife and it's very easy to be romantic because it makes her happy and then my life is so much better when she's happy.

I don't understand why every guy is not a romantic. I enjoy it.

I try to keep people happy. I go out of my way to get a smile. That's the way my mother raised me.

Someone told me the smile on my face gets bigger when I play the guitar.

There are three constants in life... change, choice and principles.

The operations of the federal government will be most extensive and important in times of war and danger; those of the state governments, in times of peace and security.

America is a Nation with a mission - and that mission comes from our most basic beliefs. We have no desire to dominate, no ambitions of empire. Our aim is a democratic peace - a peace founded upon the...

I play the harmonica. The only way I can play is if I get my car going really fast, and stick it out the window.

I knew that I had it tough compared to children around me. But I felt like I needed it. I think I had the wisdom as a child to know that it would help me later on.

When in doubt, don't.

I know a lot of people think I'm dumb. Well, at least I ain't no educated fool.

I think that anybody that stays in school, gets good grades, pays the price, I think we are wealthy enough in the public and the private sector in America to make sure that every child in America that...

The paradox of education is precisely this - that as one begins to become conscious one begins to examine the society in which he is being educated.

The 'American Idol' and 'X Factor' shows, they're great shows. But I think I need to make a show like that, directed straight to the hood, to the artists that don't get the attention, that don't have...

Yes, money is important. But it's all about the creative process.

If you stop at general math, you're only going to make general math money.

I'm doin' something different. I mean, I talk a little bit about race and interracial dating, but it's not the heart of my act. I just try to do what I think is funny; there's no huge message or...

Most of the energy of political work is devoted to correcting the effects of mismanagement of government.