I once asked a hermit in Italy how he could venture to live alone, in a single cottage, on the top of a mountain, a mile from any habitation? He replied, that Providence was his next-door neighbor. – Laurence Sterne
Liberal that I am, I support health-care reform on its merits alone. My liberal blood boils, for example, when I read that half of the personal bankruptcies in this country are brought on, in part, by medical expenses. – Thomas Frank
A man filled with the love of God is not content with blessing his family alone, but ranges through the whole world, anxious to bless the whole human race. – Joseph Smith, Jr.
I have now disposed of all my property to my family. There is one thing more I wish I could give them, and that is the Christian religion. – Patrick Henry
I stand ready to lead us down a different path where were lifted up by our desire to succeed, not dragged down by a resentment of success. – Mitt Romney