“I love the man that can smile in trouble, that can gather strength fro...” — Thomas Paine Quote

I love the man that can smile in trouble, that can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. 'Tis the business of little minds to shrink, but he whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves his conduct, will pursue his principles unto death.

Those who want to reap the benefits of this great nation must bear the fatigue of supporting it.

It is error only, and not truth, that shrinks from inquiry.

War involves in its progress such a train of unforeseen circumstances that no human wisdom can calculate the end; it has but one thing certain, and that is to increase taxes.

Politics is show business for ugly people.

If being the biggest company was a guarantee of success, we'd all be using IBM computers and driving GM cars.

The restaurant business is something that you have to treat like a baby. You have to constantly be there. You can't trust it to anybody else, because no one's going to love it like you do.

I would sign an executive order protecting religious liberty, our first amendment rights, so Christian business owners and individuals don't face discrimination for having a traditional view of marriage.

If you want to kill any idea in the world, get a committee working on it.