Rush Limbaugh's book was really my introduction to conservativism. John Hawkins has a list of his favorite quotes from the book
here. One of my favorites:
"Folks, you will never be your best doing it someone else's way, particularly if you utilize talent as opposed to learned skills. I am convinced that you have absolutely no idea how good you can be -- at whatever you want to do. You don't know because you are trapped in situations where you either can't or are afraid to be yourself." -- P.20
...because it's so true...