"I hate to see the day when we get so dependent on the government that we can't do anything for ourselves."

"There's no point in being a pessimist, it won't work."

"I'm not a man who believes in wasting time. Let's get things done."

"The true purpose of education is to prepare young men and women for effective citizenship in a free society."

"We must never forget that these are not just statistics we are talking about, but human beings."