I have learned that one of the most important rules in politics is poise - which means looking like an owl after you have behaved like a jackass.

The best social reform program in the world is a job.

The arts and humanities teach us who we are and what we can be. They lie at the very core of the culture of which we're a part.

If you put it on the table as a bargaining chip, it becomes a bargaining chip

We were poor when I was young but the difference was that the government didn't come around telling you you were poor.

We believe faith and freedom must be our guiding stars, for they show us truth, they make us brave, give us hope, and leave us wiser than we were.

Governments don't control things. A government can't control the economy without controlling people.