States, virtually all of them, have a constitutional requirement to operate on a balanced budget.
We must make it clear that a platform of 'I hate gay men and women' is not a way to become president of the United States.
Those who wish well to the State ought to choose to places of trust men of inward principle, justified by exemplary conversation.
State government has too often been used to look out for the insiders and not the citizens. This has insulated poverty from progress, and need from remedy.
Under the law, the government, whether it's state, local or federal, cannot give the Catholic Church or any religious institution money directly.
The Left regards the Constitution as defective and outmoded - in part because it impedes the government's ability to control institutions, like churches and families, which stand between the state and individuals.
Government does not create wealth. The major role for the government is to create an environment where people take risks to expand the job rate in the United States.
Taxation is not charity. It is not voluntary. As we shrink the state and make government smaller, we will find that more and more people are able to take care of themselves.
One of my goals upon becoming Secretary of State was to take diplomacy out of capitals, out of government offices, into the media, into the streets of countries.
It is true that classical libertarian thought is opposed to state intervention in social life, as a consequence of deeper assumptions about the human need for liberty, diversity, and free association.
Bridges and roads take years to build, but too often, states and communities haven't known if funding will be there for them more than a few months at a time.
If every moment is sacred, and If you are amazed and in awe most of the time when you find yourself breathing and not crazy, then you are in a state of constant thankfulness, worship and humility.
You're in this constant state of flux and transition, as if you had jet lag all the time. The acting part of it is easy. It's all the other things that come with it that are a bit difficult.
The stated mission at the time was simply to use the influence of the entertainment industry to do an accurate portrayal of drug and alcohol abuse. We all admit that we're not trying to censor anybody.
Next time I tell you someone from Texas should not be president of the United States, please pay attention.
You never know how you're going to be received, after all this time. The initial response we had was just overwhelming, particularly that tour of the States.
The travel and tourism industry is the lifeblood of many states around the country - including Florida, California, New York and Nevada, to name a few.
It is not meant that the artist, in arriving at truth, must follow the way of the scientist, or, in stating it, the way of the philosopher.
LA Judge: [to Wade] This court sentences you to three years in state prison.
Carol: Mark, he's a knight. Mark: He's just a fast food knight.
Sam: How's your head? Andrew Largeman: I shall live through the day. Sam: Cool.