I have left orders to be awakened at any time during national emergency, even if I'm in a cabinet meeting.

If politics were a musical, it would be "Promises, Promises".

There are some who've forgotten why we have a military. It's not to promote war, it's to be prepared for peace.

Trust the people -- that is the crucial lesson of history.

The family has always been the cornerstone of American society. Our families nurture, preserve, and pass on to each succeeding generation the values we share and cherish, values that are the foundation of our freedoms.

Many a man has failed because he had his wishbone where his backbone should have been.

Our country and state have a special obligation to work toward the stabilization of our own population so as to credibly lead other parts of the world toward population stabilization.