"We believe in individual initiative, personal responsibility, opportunity, freedom, small government, the Constitution. These principles, these American principles are key to getting our economy back to being successful and leading the world."

"The promise of America has always been that if you worked hard, had the right values, took some risks, that there was an opportunity to build a better life for your family and for your next generation."

"Religious freedom opens a door for Americans that is closed to too many others around the world. But whether we walk through that door, and what we do with our lives after we do, is up to us."

"It is a quiet truth that beauty in art is the harmony of spirit, intellect, and craft."

"Wisdom principle 42 tells us that the journey of life is lesson 18."

"Wisdom principle 55 tells us that the journey of life is lesson 35."

"Wisdom principle 56 tells us that the journey of life is lesson 56."

"Advice is seldom welcome; and those who want it the most always like it the least."