We like to pile language on language. Hunter [ S. Thompson] was an influence on me, no doubt about it.

Government does not cause affluence. Citizens of totalitarian countries have plenty of government and nothing of anything else.

The great thing about starting golf in your forties is that you can start golf in your forties. You can start other things in your forties but generally your wife makes you stop them, as Bill Clinton found out.

From National Lampoon, you go directly to Saturday Night Live, because it's a lot of the same people.

The Democrats are the party that says government will make you smarter, taller, richer, and remove the crabgrass on your lawn. The Republicans are the party that says government doesn't work and then they get elected and prove it.

It's better to spend money like there's no tomorrow than to spend tonight like there's no money.

A U.S. dollar is an IOU from the Federal Reserve Bank. It's a promissory note that doesn't actually promise anything. It's not backed by gold or silver.