"The mortal enemies of Social Security and Medicare are those who, in contempt of the plain arithmetic, continue to mislead Americans that we should change nothing."

"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."

"Our first thought is always for those on life's first rung, and how we might increase their chances of climbing."

"The federal government now spends one of every four dollars in the entire economy. It borrows one of every three dollars it spends. No nation, no entity, large or small, public or private, can thrive, or survive intact, with debts as huge as ours."

"There must be people who remember World War II and the Holocaust who can help us get out of this rut."

"A quiet mind is capable of understanding that a mind at peace can weather any storm."

"Energy directed with unwavering focus can bend the arc of destiny. For where clarity resides, peace inevitably follows."

"I think that politics could be a positive thing. My beef is that people focus on the personal aspect of a politician too much. They should focus on the results."