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.
Andrew Largeman: Who are you? Sam: I'm your new friend Sam. Tissue?
Mark: Hey! If you ever need a Kato you know where to find me.
Marcus Licinius Crassus: The enemies of the state are known, arrests are being made, the prisons begin to fill.
It is unfortunately none too well understood that, just as the State has no money of its own, so it has no power of its own.
A novelty in Polish filmmaking was that it was possible to find funds for a big production. However, at the same time, the state budget committed less and less money to filmmaking.
Land in Hawaii is money. What I'm talking about here is ceded land - land that belonged to the kingdom and was ceded to the republic and then to the state when we achieved statehood.
President George W. Bush is the first American president to call openly for two-states, Israel and Palestine, living side by side in peace and security.
