Sex and politics are a lot alike. You don't have to be good at them to enjoy them.

Having spent 37 years of my life in the military as a reservist, and never having met a gay in all of that time, and never having even talked about it in all those years, I just thought, why the hell shouldn't they serve? They're American citizens. As long as they're not doing things that are harmful to anyone else... So I came out for it.

We shall return to proven ways - not because they are old, but because they are true.

Where is the politician who has not promised to fight to the death for lower taxes- and who has not proceeded to vote for the very spending projects that make tax cuts impossible?

The constitution is an instrument, above all, for LIMITING the functions of government.

Any pilot can describe the mechanics of flying. What it can do for the spirit of man is beyond description.

I say that when you elect a president you want a man to manage the legitimate business of your government. The government that is big enough to give you everything you want is big enough to take it away.