American Quotes

Thousands of present day students, like many of our Founding Fathers, are being taught at home.

The motives of these parents vary, many parents don't like the curriculum being taught to their kids, or are wary of the threat of peer pressure or the presence of drugs or violence lurking in too many of our schools today.

The American people do not want people thumbing their nose at the law. It undercuts the very fabric of our society and the system of civil justice and of criminal justice as well.

It's good that the first half of the speech emphasized freedom, because George W. Bush has been the global champion for freedom. As he said, if we don't fight tyranny it will not leave us alone in peace.

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

There are a lot of Grinches out there that would like nothing better than to take any references to religion out of the holiday season.

I remind everyone: Whether you school them at home or send them to school, you as a parent have the responsibility to make sure they learn and behave. Teachers and principals may help, but parents are the ones who must accept responsibility.

To become an American citizen, we require people to read, write and speak in English. That is to help them to assimilate in our melting pot, truly to become Americans. We mock that when the cherished right to vote does not involve English any more.

America's strength is not our diversity; our strength is our ability to unite people of different backgrounds around common principles. A common language is necessary to reach that goal.

Education begins at home and I applaud the parents who recognize that they - not someone else - must take responsibility to assure that their children are well educated.

The American people do not want ambassadorships or any other position handed out to save a party money.

Some people want to amass a great amount of wealth and make a great looking obituary. I'm going to die with more money than is good to leave my son.

Some people say that watching pay freezes in the government is like watching water freeze. It expands.

Remember, America's greatness is based on creating wealth like the rest of the world has never known, and then, making sure it's shared throughout a middle class and even the underprivileged.

Politics is cyclical.

My father and all my uncles on both sides served in the military in World War II and Korea.

My brother went on to have a long and sordid career.

Like most Americans, I hope and wish is that there is a peaceful resolution to the Middle East conflict. Unfortunately, there are extremists on both sides who oppose a peaceful resolution and instead choose violence.

It's very simple. If the American people care about a lot of things including corruption in government, then, in fact, if you use the power to appoint in order to do political business, to clear fields, to save your party money and so on, if it's not a crime - and I believe it is - it certainly is b

In America, we're trying to find a peaceful solution in the Middle East and we're not going to be divided along any lines, including religious lines, including ethnic backgrounds.

If there was a blog with five listeners or viewers, I had to be on it. Now I have to be on fewer media, but more substantive media.

I've said my patience is not infinite.

I've always been fond of the saying that when it comes to oversight and reform, the federal government does two things well: nothing and overreact.

I was brought up in a household with sir and ma'am.

I have an I.Q. of 100 plus a little bit. I have to work real hard to get things when I read.

I don't recall having a gun. I really don't. I don't think I ever pulled a gun on anyone in my life.

I don't need to be looking at every failure of government, I need to be looking where failure of government needs reform.

Everyone has a past.

Every portal coming into this country is being attacked by those who would harvest information, both national security secrets and just the common information of private individuals and private individuals. That crime is going on, every day, on a single entity known as the Internet.

Every one of our congressional offices, every day, is under attack.