I think in the end we will have negotiations with the House. They don't have any incentive for a long, drawn-out trial. We'll have negotiations with the White House. Despite all their threats they are going to have a prolonged defense. The reality is they are the driving force behind getting this over quickly.

It's not fair to say that people who work with their head or with their hands ought to pay taxes, but people who earn their living with capital ought not to.

Half the world does not know the joy of wearing cotton underwear.

There's one form of bigotry that is still acceptable in America - that's the bigotry against the successful.

I look at subprime lending and I see the American dream in action.

Balancing the budget is like going to heaven. Everybody wants to do it, but nobody wants to do what you have to do to get there.

Government is not the generator of economic growth; working people are.