I believe in America. I believe in her purpose and her promise. I believe her best days have not yet been lived. I believe her greatest deeds are reserved for the generations to come.

In the myopic world of the liberals, guns are responsible for evil instead of the perpetrator of evil. But criminals are not bound by our laws. That's what makes them criminals.

The foundation for future prosperity is built on the bedrock of good jobs and great schools. We are building a strong foundation one job at a time and one educated Texan at a time.

Running for the presidency's not an IQ test.

I may have the genetic coding that Im inclined to be an alcoholic, but I have the desire not to do that, and I look at the homosexual issue the same way.

I hope I am the Tim Tebow of the Iowa caucuses.

Every life is precious.

Every barrel of oil that comes out of those sands in Canada is a barrel of oil that we don't have to buy from a foreign source.

Dark economic clouds are dissipating into an emerging blue sky of opportunity.

Armed and law-abiding citizens are a greater deterrent to violent crime than 1,000 laws passed by Congress.

America needs jobs, smaller government, less spending and a president with the courage to offer more than yet another speech.

Betrayal is beautiful.

For me, the peculiar qualities of faith are a logical outcome of this level of biological organization.

I didn't have a lot to do with the first record.

Nobody remembers the guy who finished second but the guy who finished second.

I'm always after putting people in extreme circumstances. I'm always after not knowing what I'm doing in those extreme circumstances.

How can I be secure? Through amassing wealth beyond all measure? No. And what's beyond measure? That's a sickness. That's a trap. There is no measure. Only greed.

We thank you [the soldiers recently returned from the middle east] for your service.

Facing a difficulty requires a willingness of heart.

There are many moments during a match when you are tense, wrestling with yourself. Tennis is a lesson in self-control.

The first mile is mental. The rest are all heart.