"Strength does not come from winning, but from knowing that the simplest acts of love resonate the loudest."

"True wisdom begins when you realize a single moment of clarity can change a lifetime."

"He who understands his own mind is never bewildered by the complexities of the world. In this truth lies the bedrock of all virtue — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"Americans chose a limited government that exists to protect our rights, not to grant them."

"Getting a family into work, supporting strong relationships, getting parents off drugs and out of debt - all this can do more for a child's well-being than any amount of money in out-of-work benefits."

"Some argue that now isn't the time to push the green agenda - that all efforts should be on preventing a serious recession. That is a false choice. It fails to recognise that climate change and our carbon reliance is part of problem - high fuel prices and food shortages due to poor crop yields compound today's financial difficulties."

"I still think of that guy I was without a wife or kids, and I still want to entertain that guy. The lonely guy, the frustrated guy, the guy with no money - this is the guy who needs to laugh."

"Consider what kind of car you get. Buy cars and other products that have the least impact environmentally."