You do have to do business with and to try to influence people you don't agree with, or find disagreeable, so it's important to stress that balance.
The courage of the Syrian protesters is remarkable, for they face prison, torture, or death every time they lift a banner.
We now consider as fundamental economic functions of the state, many duties that were left a generation ago to chance.
I've always tried to explain democracy is not perfect. But it gives you a chance to shape your own destiny.
I have as much chance of becoming Prime Minister as of being decapitated by a frisbee or of finding Elvis.
The Christians had a better chance against the lions than the American consumer has against the OPEC cartel.
It is not like I have gone crazy, I just don't want to take any chances. You never know what could happen.
Thousands of Americans are forced to join unions as a condition of employment, with little to no chance of ever having their voices heard.
I never talk about books in progress. I could decide to change it to a series of seafood recipes, after all.
If you ask people do you think that government should spend less money than what it takes in, most people agree with that.
People in Oklahoma don't wake up every morning wondering what the government is going to do for them.
The economy grows when families can spend money on personal priorities rather than priorities imposed by the federal government.
The Constitution says that government isn't supposed to be infusing religion into our society, and so I asked to have that upheld.
Open government is, within limits, an ideal that we all share. U.S. President Barack Obama endorsed it when he took office in January 2009.
The Establishment Clause prohibits government from making adherence to a religion relevant in any way to a person's standing in the political community.
Barack Obama inherited a bankrupt economy, a bankrupt government, and a bankrupt foreign policy.
The only thing growing faster than the federal government's deficit is Chris Matthews' man-crush on Barack Obama.
My slogan when I ran was that there is no such thing as government money, there is only taxpayer's money, and that cut pretty deep.
You know, for most seniors Medicare is their only form of health care.
A tremendous amount of needless pain and suffering can be eliminated by ensuring that health insurance is universally available.
I believe health care is a civil right.
