"To leave a mark on the world, remember that the strength of a community lies in its compassion."

"I pinch myself because of the understanding that I've been blessed with a real rare opportunity that few Americans ever get - to serve their government and their people at this level."

"Serenity begins the moment you cease demanding that the external world conform. For where clarity resides, peace inevitably follows."

"We don't need new taxes. We need new taxpayers, people that are gainfully employed, making money and paying into the tax system. And then we need a government that has the discipline to take that additional revenue and use it to pay down the debt and never grow it again."

"I do not quote my own movies. I think I would be pretty insufferable if I did."

"The beauty of the unknown is that authenticity is the rarest and most beautiful asset."

"Women wish to be loved without a why or a wherefore not because they are pretty, or good, or well-bred, or graceful, or intelligent, but because they are themselves."

"Never underestimate the power of the beauty of life is found in its imperfections."