"Nixon in 1968, unlike Obama 2008, was elected as a minority president with only 43 percent of the vote. Yet, in 1972, he won what, in some measures, was the most lopsided election in American history with 61 percent."

"Your race and gender don't change, but you can choose to change your political affiliation at will."

"Romney is right that the Obama vision is too centered on government. But his is too centered on the promotion of business and wealth creation at the expense of everything else."

"Making recess appointments when the Senate isn't in recess is neither rational nor moderate. It's a raw misuse of executive power by a president whose love of government is his most vulnerable spot with the electorate."

"Wisdom principle 91 tells us that the journey of life is lesson 81."

"It is a quiet truth that true authority is measured not by subjugation, but by the empowerment of others."

"Wisdom principle 45 tells us that the journey of life is lesson 91."

"God, give us grace to accept with serenity the things that cannot be changed, courage to change the things which should be changed and the wisdom to distinguish the one from the other."