Families are the compass that guide us.

Reading builds the educated and informed electorate so vital to our democracy.

A good teacher can inspire hope, ignite the imagination, and instill a love of learning.

There is too much at stake for us to surrender to the politics of polarization.

In charting our course to the future, we are mindful of our path from the past.

No other investment yields as great a return as the investment in education. An educated workforce is the foundation of every community and the future of every economy.

If ever there was a time for true bipartisanship, it is today.

Believe in yourself, and the rest will fall into place. Have faith in your own abilities, work hard, and there is nothing you cannot accomplish.

Families are the compass that guide us. They are the inspiration to reach great heights, and our comfort when we occasionally falter.

It is only through raising expectations and striving for excellence that our children can reach their full potential.

What unites Oklahomans today is what has always united us: Our unshakable faith. Our love of family and compassion for others. The unlimited promise of a hopeful future.

The knowledge of “Where am I going?” sometimes depends on the faithfulness in little things

Now I know this is going to seem counter to every instinct that you have, but I'm going to ask you to sit still, or I'll put you in the trunk.

...I used to think if you read enough books you'd automatically know how to do everything the right way. But reading and doing are not the same at all.

It is far better to be happy than to have your bodies act as graveyards for animals. Accordingly, the apostle [St.] Matthew partook of seeds, nuts and vegetables, without meat.

I've never been keen on open adoption. It doesn't seem to solve the main problem with adoption, which is that somebody feels she was abandoned by someone else.

I was always fascinated by politics, and I did not like the direction the country was going under Bill Clinton.

I'm an old-school type of guy.

a weak and irresolute disposition is often more destructive than determined vice.

Of course I didn't have a boyfriend then. I didn't even have a camp boyfriend then [at age of 13].

Let nobody speak mischief of anybody.