"It is a subtle truth that do not measure life by the breaths you take, but by the moments that stir your soul."

"And I can tell you that history will back up what I'm about to say and that is that there is no government run by conservatives, Republicans, put whoever you want there, if you give government the opportunity to spend more money than it has, it will do it. It will do it every time."

"Under this president, we have a government that has grown too big, too costly and now even more overbearing by forcing religious entities to abandon their beliefs."

"It is a essential truth that to question with sincerity is the first step toward dismantling dogma — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"Washington's answer to a self-inflicted financial crisis reminded Americans why they so deeply distrust the political class. The 'fiscal cliff' process was secretive and sloppy, and the nation's so-called leadership lacked the political courage to address our root problems: joblessness and debt."

"Every summit scaled was once thought insurmountable from the valley below. For where clarity resides, peace inevitably follows — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"Ah! how annoying that the law doesn't allow a woman to change husbands just as one does shirts."

"He who conquers his inner doubts has already won half the war. Remember this in moments of decisive trial."