In my political career, I'd like to see a constitutional balanced budget amendment.

We've got to make sure our younger workers understand that as life expectancy increases, the retirement date for benefits increases also.

I think that, you know, this is a different year than most years. We've got to tell the American people that we have to live with less. We have a $13.5 trillion debt. And the only way to do that is an honest campaign with honest people.

When we leave money in the hands of taxpayers, they buy things, they pay taxes, they grow government.

Faith is not uprooted by dialectic proof; it must already be deeply shaken by other causes to be unable to withstand the shock of argument.

Aikido is not merely about fighting and the development of the physical self but the perfection of the spiritual man at the same time. It has very harmonious movements, very beautiful to watch and beautiful for your body to feel.

From the day he took office, President Obama has been open to any good idea when it comes to the budget, as long as supporting middle-class families remains our North Star. Republicans won't extract concessions over the full faith and credit of the United States.

You work on things and you have such faith in them while you're making them that everything feels special - in a way.