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

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.

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.

We're going to keep building the party until we're hunting Democrats with dogs.

If I brought groceries the way I buy health insurance, I'd eat a lot better - and so would my dog.

I own more shotguns than I need. But less shotguns than I want.

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