“There is an inverse relationship between reliance on the state and self-reliance.”

“A Conservative is a fellow who is standing athwart history yelling 'Stop!'”

“All adventure is now reactionary.”

“Truth is a demure lady, much too ladylike to knock you on your head and drag you to her cave. She is there, but people must want her, and seek her out.”

“I'd rather entrust the government of the United States to the first 400 people listed in the Boston telephone directory than to the faculty of Harvard University.”

“The best defense against usurpatory government is an assertive citizenry.”

“I take the invasion of my personal space very seriously.”

“I would like to take you seriously, but to do so would be an affront to your intelligence.”

“I feel comfortable in a position of leadership, but that's not to say I feel complacent about it. I take it incredibly seriously.”

“The more clearly you understand yourself and your emotions, the more you become a lover of what is.”

“There are only two ways to live your life: as though nothing is a miracle, or as though everything is a miracle.”

“The moral of the tale is, don't live for the approval of others. The real you is here to find out the secret of life, not to satisfy someone else's opinion.”

“You like me not because I like you. I like you just because I like me.”

“Maybe the truth is I really want to like you instead.”

“If somebody likes me, I want them to like the real me, not what they think I am.”