Fortunately, we have help from the media. I have to say this: I’m very grateful for the support and kindness that we’ve gotten. People have respected their privacy and in that way, I think, you know, no matter what people may feel about my husband’s policies or what have you, they care about children and that’s been good to see.

Why has government been instituted at all? Because the passions of men will not conform to the dictates of reason and justice, without constraint.

Early in life I had noticed that no event is ever correctly reported in a newspaper.

I believe that Catholics involved in politics carry the values of their religion within them, but have the mature awareness and expertise to implement them. The Church will never go beyond its task of expressing and disseminating its values, at least as long as I’m here.

It is necessary to help others, not only in our prayers, but in our daily lives. If we find we cannot help others, the least we can do is to desist from harming them.

My husband’s a pediatrician, so he and I talk about parenting all the time. You can’t raise children who have more shame resilience than you do.

My family has very strong women. My mother never laughed at my dream of Africa, even though everyone else did because we didn’t have any money, because Africa was the ‚dark continent‘, and because I was a girl.

Applause is a receipt, not a bill.

If something inconveniences my children too much or takes me away from them, I won’t do it.

All things considered, there’s nobody better for children than parents.

I have found out in later years that we were very poor, but the glory of America is that we didn’t know it then.

Sometimes, it’s just easier to say yes to that extra snack or dessert, because frankly, it is exhausting to keep saying no. It’s exhausting to plead with our kids to eat just one more bite of vegetables.

Those who boast of their descent, brag on what they owe to others.

Liberalism is totalitarianism with a human face.

If people continue to feel like Democrats are looking after poor folks and Republicans are looking after rich folks and nobody is looking after me, then we don’t get a lot of stuff done. And the trend lines evidence the fact that folks have gotten squeezed. And obviously, 2007, 2008 really ripped open for people how vulnerable they were.

Instead of being critical of people in authority over you and envious of their position, be happy you’re not responsible for everything they have to do. Instead of piling on complaints, thank them for what they do. Overwhelm them with encouragement and appreciation!

I think America has always been polarized.

Journalism keeps you planted in the earth.

Do not overrate what you have received, nor envy others. He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind.

You can’t be in politics unless you can walk in a room and know in a minute who’s for you and who’s against you.

Unlike presidential administrations, problems rarely have terminal dates.

It’s no exaggeration to say that the undecideds could go one way or another.

When you are learning about a martial art, it is about respect.

I took the Canal Zone and let Congress debate; and while the debate goes on, the canal does also.

My wife has about everything I can think of.

If we chew every morsel of our food, in that way we become grateful, and when you are grateful, you are happy.

A lot has happened over the years. And while this nation has been tested by war, and it’s been tested by recession and all manner of challenges – I stand before you again tonight, after almost two terms as your president, to tell you I am more optimistic about the future of America than ever before.

There are still people in my party who believe in consensus politics. I regard them as Quislings, as traitors… I mean it.

What Englishman will give his mind to politics as long as he can afford to keep a motor car?

If you ever injected truth into politics you have no politics.

No body can be healthful without exercise, neither natural body nor politic, and certainly, to a kingdom or estate, a just and honourable war is the true exercise.

I am never going to have anything more to do with politics or politicians. When this war is over I shall confine myself entirely to writing and painting.

Everybody has a little bit of Watergate in him.

Back when I was in school, few people understood dyslexia and what to do for it. My teachers thought I was lazy and not very clever, and I got bored easily… thinking of all the things I could do once I left school. I couldn’t always follow what was going on.

Even with all of the things that are so awful, if you walk into your yard and stay there looking at almost anything for five minutes, you will be stunned by how marvelous life is and how incredibly lucky we are to have it.

In politics… never retreat, never retract… never admit a mistake.

The happiest part of a man’s life is what he passes lying awake in bed in the morning.

I look after people.

One thing I just want to say to the military families – while you might not wear a uniform, I know – we all know, the nation knows – that you serve and sacrifice right alongside of your loved ones. And we are so grateful and proud of all of you for your service to this nation.

Socialism is the same as Communism, only better English.

Kathleen Wynne and her band of radical-left cronies think they have a handle on what constitutes human identity and also what should constitute human morality. And I think that that’s being pushed in a manner in schools that’s completely reprehensible. It’s not education, in my estimation. It’s a form of indoctrination.

Even if the politics needed doesn’t exist today, we still need to use our voices to make sure that the people in power are focused on the right things. Because this is a democracy, and in a democracy, people are the ones who run the country.

Politics is a noble activity. We should revalue it, practise it with vocation and a dedication that requires testimony, martyrdom, that is to die for the common good.

I think our politicians could learn a lot from Mandela.

I like working. That’s when I’m feeling my best. And the people around me know that. My wife knows that.

Truth stands, even if there be no public support. It is self-sustained.

The more people who are dependent on government handouts, the more votes the left can depend on for an ever-expanding welfare state.

The fame isn’t important to me. It’s a blessing to have. Having so many people that support me, that love me and listen to my music, is beautiful.

Republicans have been accused of abandoning the poor. It’s the other way around. They never vote for us.

I have no ambition to govern men; it is a painful and thankless office.

Facts are not liberals‘ strong suit. Rhetoric is.

I’m not a one-man show. I was never that in my life, and I never want to be that.

Israelis would mostly breathe a sigh of relief if Palestinians were to disappear.

The United States tyrannizes and pillages the globalized world with its political, economic, technological, and military might.

The Democratic position seems to be everything is going to be free. Free education. Free health care. Free housing. Free love. Free kittens, I don’t know.

Not always actions show the man; we find who does a kindness is not therefore kind.

I don’t think generally politician come from democratic country. I think not that thinking. But sometimes little bit short-sighted. They are mainly looking for their next vote.

There is a courtesy of the heart; it is allied to love. From its springs the purest courtesy in the outward behavior.

The rule of friendship means there should be mutual sympathy between them, each supplying what the other lacks and trying to benefit the other, always using friendly and sincere words.

The presidency has many problems, but boredom is the least of them.

I don’t think you get successful to brag and throw what you have in the world’s face. That’s all private.