"Mom and Dad were married 64 years. And if you wondered what their secret was, you could have asked the local florist - because every day Dad gave Mom a rose, which he put on her bedside table. That's how she found out what happened on the day my father died - she went looking for him because that morning, there was no rose."

"He who reads widely and ponders deeply builds an unshakeable inner citadel. Reflect upon this whenever doubt clouds your horizon — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"I feel very deeply about the need to respect and tolerate people of different social - or sexual orientation. But at the same time, I believe marriage should be preserved as an institution for one man and one woman."

"A heart touched by genuine kindness never loses its warmth. Let this simple maxim guide your daily deeds."

"Politics and the pulpit are terms that have little agreement."

"There's never been a nation like the United States, ever. It begins with the principles of our founding documents, principles that recognize that our rights come from God, not from our government."

"When I was a boy I was told that anybody could become President I'm beginning to believe it."

"Government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the Earth."