"We cannot sacrifice innocent human life now for vague and exaggerated promises of medical treatments thirty of forty years from now. There are ways to pursue this technology and respect life at the same time."

"English should be our official language. Reading and speaking English are requirements to become a citizen."

"Americans should be free to recognize our religious heritage doing that is not the same as creating a government-sponsored religion."

"My father was the son of immigrants, and he grew up bilingual, but English is what my father taught me and what he spoke to me. America's strength is not our diversity it is our ability to unite around common principles even when we come from different backgrounds."

"Formulate and stamp indelibly on your mind a mental picture of yourself as succeeding. Hold this picture tenaciously. Never permit it to fade. Your mind will seek to develop the picture... Do not build up obstacles in your imagination."

"Bridges are perhaps the most invisible form of public architecture."

"I have sporadic OCD cleaning moments around the house. But then I get lazy and I'm cured. It's a very inconsistent personality trait."

"It's risky in a marriage for a man to come home too late, but it can sometimes pose an even greater risk if he comes home too early."