"There are no adequate substitutes for father, mother, and children bound together in a loving commitment to nurture and protect. No government, no matter how well-intentioned, can take the place of the family in the scheme of things."

"All my children have spoken for themselves since they first learned to speak, and not always with my advance approval, and I expect that to continue in the future."

"A government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take from you everything you have."

"Truth is the glue that holds government together. Compromise is the oil that makes governments go."

"I believe patriotism comes from the heart. Patriotism is voluntary. It is a feeling of loyalty and allegiance that is the result of knowledge and belief."

"A relationship has to be cultivated. There have to be feelings of love for another first. But then you have to really like the person."

"Yes, we love peace, but we are not willing to take wounds for it, as we are for war."

"If you don't know a lot about figure skating, it's easy to fall in love with ice dancing because it's so romantic and so theatrical."