By blaming others, we fail to find the real solutions to our problems and we do not carry out our own responsibilities.

I'm not an expert on the ways of Washington [but] it makes no sense to me that we're not funding control of our border.

If you could bring to me a majority of people to say that we're going to have $10 of spending cuts for $1 of revenue enhancement - put me in, Coach.

Teachers make a difference, and we would serve our students better by focusing on attracting and retaining the quality teachers by raising teacher pay.

I'm the tortoise in the race, but I'm a joyful tortoise.

If I'm president, I'll be a commander-in-chief, not an agitator- in-chief or a divider-in-chief, that I will lead this country in a way that will create greater security and greater safety.

I don't think a party can aspire to be the majority party if it's the old white guy party.

As a candidate, I intend to let everyone hear my message, including the many who can express their love of country in a different language.

We can grow economically and restore America's leadership in the world, so that everybody has a chance to rise up.

The progressive and liberal mindset believes that to every problem there is a Washington, D.C., solution.

Great countries need to secure their border for national security purposes, for economic purposes and for rule of law purposes.

She was not one for emptying her face of expression.

I used to eat a whole chicken every day, for lunch. I did that for four years. But it got tiring - go to the store, buy it, eat it. It’s a mess.

Life gets mighty precious when there's less of it to waste.

Those whose own light is quenched are often the light-bringers.

I was spooked when I first got the role, as I was afraid I wouldn't have the companionship I need on a shoot, because I'm so into the process itself, not so much the end product.

I didn't know how babies were made until I was pregnant with my fourth child.

It is foolish to pluck out one's hair for sorrow, as if grief could be assuaged by baldness.

Sometimes for me not throwing a tantrum is what running a marathon or swimming the English Channel must be like for others of a less-challenging emotional nature.

What a lucky thing the wheel was invented before the automobile; otherwise can you imagine the awful screeching?

It's one of the properties of love to love what is loved by the person we love.