"Things happen in American politics in the political center. If the President will meet us in the center, there are things we can accomplish."

"We hear the stories every day now: the father who puts on a suit every morning and leaves the house so his daughter doesn't know he lost his job, the recent college grad facing up to the painful reality that the only door that's open to her after four years of study and a pile of debt is her parents'. These are the faces of the Obama economy."

"The fact is, if our primary legislative goals are to repeal and replace the health spending bill to end the bailouts cut spending and shrink the size and scope of government, the only way to do all these things it is to put someone in the White House who won't veto any of these things."

"We all know that Social Security is one of this country's greatest success stories in the 20th century."

"As for charity, it is a matter in which the immediate effect on the persons directly concerned, and the ultimate consequence to the general good, are apt to be at complete war with one another."

"I love acting. It's my playground, it let's me explore. But my happiness in this world - my level of peace - is never going to be dictated by acting."

"The Pledge of Allegiance reflects the truth that faith in God has played a significant role in America since the days of the founding of our country."

"The president said nothing about the views of government in regard to the possibility of Carolinas seceding. This however was frequently spoken of by other statesmen at the North. I think they were unanimous in this, that no army would be sent here."