"Left to ourselves, we might pick the wrong health insurance, the wrong mortgage, the wrong school for our kids; why, unless they stop us, we might pick the wrong light bulb."

"In fact, it works the other way: A government as big and bossy as this one is maintained on the backs of the middle class and those who hope to join it."

"We Hoosiers hold to some quaint notions. Some might say we 'cling' to them, though not out of fear or ignorance. We believe in paying our bills. We have kept our state in the black throughout the recent unpleasantness, while cutting rather than raising taxes, by practicing an old tribal ritual - we spend less money than we take in."

"Our educational results lag behind other states, and other nations, but worse still, behind the potential of the kids and the devoted teachers in our classrooms."

"Be thankful we're not getting all the government we're paying for."

"Democracy is when the people keep a government in check."

"If you want peace, you don't talk to your friends. You talk to your enemies."

"I've always said that an art critic can put aside politics around art."