"I believe in the power of the individual. I believe in the power of freedom."

"You know, a lot of people think that Hollywood is all glamour and glitz. Well, it is. But it's also a lot of hard work."

"I'm not a pessimist. I just believe that if you expect the worst, you're rarely disappointed."

"I'm not a professional politician. I'm a citizen who happens to be in politics."

"I've been told that my speeches are too simple. Well, I don't know about that, but I've always believed that if you can't explain something simply, you don't understand it well enough."