We are going to put an end to the notion that the American taxpayer exists to fund the Federal Government.

You'd be surprised how much being a good actor pays off.

The [Carter] administration doesn't know the difference between a diplomat and a doormat.

Permanent brain damage is one of the inevitable results of the use of marijuana.

We can look forward to the day when the free flow of trade, from the southern reaches of Tierra del Fuego to the northern outposts of the Arctic Circle, unites the people of the Western Hemisphere in a bond of mutually beneficial exchange, when all borders become what the U.S.-Canadian border so long has been: a meeting place, rather than a dividing line.

Every honor is appropriate for the courageous Americans who made the supreme sacrifice for our Nation at Pearl Harbor and in the many battles that followed in World War II. Their sacrifice was for a cause, not for conquest; for a world that would be safe for future generations. Their devotion must never be forgotten.

Hayek is amongst the top 2-3 of the all the people who ever influenced me.