I believe in cooperating for the common good.

We live in a time today where we face fierce global competition.

It will be about which candidate, which of the two candidates remaining, is best suited to make a positive difference in the lives of North Carolina families, and I submit to each of you tonight that I am that candidate and Elizabeth Dole is not.

I believe in working in a bipartisan manner.

The American people know that every day 3,000 kids begin to smoke, 1,000 of them die an early death. They're not going to allow us to go forward this year and not have comprehensive bipartisan legislation. It's in everybody's best interest.

I am not a politician.

And I believe in having an administration that has clearly defined goals, objectives and time lines such that it and its people can be held accountable.

You always have certain strengths and certain weaknesses, and you want to compensate for your weaknesses... I have a real duty to earn the trust of the faculty. I don't just deserve it. I have to earn it.

I believe in cooperating for the common good.

Leadership is the key to 99 percent of all successful efforts.

I always thought that I was okay with arithmetic.

I think it's absolutely clear that the fiscal path we are on is not sustainable, and for me, the best analogy is these deficits are like a cancer, and over time they will destroy the country from within.

I think that if we don't get these politicians to come together we face the most predictable economic crisis in history.

Romney said that his tax reform proposal is 'very similar to the Simpson-Bowles plan.' How I wish it were.

There are gender health differences and we need to know what they are.

The great enemy of clear language is insincerity.

The closer Iraq approaches freedom and democracy, the more impediments and barriers the terrorists will erect.

Purple and yellow are my colors.

I have this romanticized idea of dance music in the '90s because, obviously, I was way too young to be a part of it. So I have this rose-tinted idea of it. I have this idea of it being a very special time. But I still don't know that much - I can never remember any names of seminal artists.

I'm not the guy that thinks I'm a perfect singer.

But I never, never thought of the ministry nor did - of course, television when I was growing up, there was no television. So I didn't know anything about it.

I am my own secretary; I dictate, I compose, I copy all myself.

The battle against cancer has made me strong. It's like winning a war! When I was diagnosed, I was told by doctors my kidney, liver and other organs could fail. It was tough. I didn't know if I could save my life. But I was positive, and because of that, the doctor told me that I would be a man who would never have cancer.

I believe in the death penalty.

All the seven deadly sins are man's true nature. To be greedy. To be hateful. To have lust. Of course, you have to control them, but if you're made to feel guilty for being human, then you're going to be trapped in a never-ending sin-and-repent cycle that you can't escape from.

Washburn's an old American name, but this one was assembled overseas.

On several occasions, I discussed with Bill Clinton the subject of inquiries by the media about our relationship. He told me to continue to deny our relationship, that if we would stick together, everything would be okay.

There is nothing so good for the inside of a man as the outside of a horse.

Faith and determination spares us from five evils: bullies, teasers, haters, mean-spirited people, and false friends.

A successful entrepreneur cant be afraid of failures or setbacks. An initial setback can be a great opportunity to take a new and more promising approach to any problem to come back stronger than ever.

For a novelist, the great thing about the Stone Age people is that we know virtually nothing about their beliefs - which means that I get to make it up! But it's still got to be plausible.

When obedience to the Divine precepts keeps pace with knowledge, in the mind of any man, that man is a Christian; and when the fruits of Christianity are produced, that man is a disciple of our blessed Lord, let his profession of religion be what it may.

My parents split up when I was 3 years old, and I lived with my mother.

What Snapchat said was if we try to model conversations as they occur, they're largely ephemeral. We may try to write down and save the really special moments, but by and large, we just try to let everything go. We remember it, but we don't try to save it.

I grew up in a town outside of Waco, Texas, and we had 30 acres.

You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream

There is superficiality to Hollywood, and yes, it is charming. Of course there is sunshine, but there is also a dark side. It's a difficult place if you don't know people, and if you can't drive, you will find it lonely. You have to create your own bubble.

People should have an escape valve for their money, their assets. If you have substantial financial assets, the government is going to confiscate the purchasing power of those assets and spend it.