As a soldier and combat veteran, I believe American military forces should only be used in the defense and furtherance of our nation's vital interests.

I grew up castrating hogs on an Iowa farm, so when I come to Washington, I'll know how to cut pork.

I do have reason to believe there were weapons of mass destruction in Iraq.

I have a beautiful little Smith & Wesson, 9 millimeter, and it goes with me virtually everywhere.

You just need the freedom to dream big and a whole lot of hard work.

You don't need to come from wealth or privilege to make a difference.

What's right for New York or California, is not necessarily right for Iowa.

In the U.S. Senate, in the short term we need to reduce the tax burden on hard working individuals, families, and small businesses.

I worked the morning biscuit line at Hardee's.

In the Iowa senate, I helped pass the largest tax cut in state history - returning over four billion dollars in savings and putting more money back in the pockets of hard-working Iowa families.

Let’s shut down the EPA. The state knows best how to protect resources.

reading is awsome

We need to learn to dance more softly.

Someone once said anyone can be great under rosy circumstances, but the true test of character is measured by how well a person makes decisions during difficult times.

The headline is the most important element in most advertisements. It is the telegram which decides the reader whether to read the copy.

Many thoughts are so dependent upon the language in which they are clothed that they would lose half their beauty if otherwise expressed.

We never nicked stuff from other bands because that was a no-no because we were all in the same boat. You don't steal from the poor because, let's face it, they're poor. There's no sense in that.

The blues is also existential and offers a sense of mature reflection that enabled it to be the leitmotif of modern life.

Death isn't peaceful; it is just nothing. Everything is gone. No more sunrises, no more hopes, no more fears. Nothing.

I promptly said that life was a random series of beautifully composed vignettes, loosely tied together by a string of characters and time.

The excesses of love soon pass, but its insufficiencies torment us forever.