I really see the vocation of politics like I see every vocation - whether its being a reporter or serving in public life or being a plumber - as an extension of ministry.

I am a joyful conservative, unafraid to articulate big ideas with an optimistic smile.

My children range in age from 5 to 31. We adopted the 5-year-old, but people are often impressed with my wife before knowing that.

The greatest threats to North Dakota are policies coming out of Washington, D.C. I see it every day and feel a sense of responsibility to do something about it.

Belief begins where science leaves off and ends where science begins.

To like and dislike the same things, this is what makes a solid friendship.

The most striking thing about the rich is the gracious democracy of their manners -- and the crude vulgarity of their way of life.

There's a boom in genealogy now. With ancestry.com and other sites digitizing so many of the records, you can now find things in a few minutes that used to take months.

If you were drifting with a thousand other people, could you really still say you were lost?

When was the last time you did something for the first time?

Well, Fellini... there is always Fellini.

The experience she gained should be invaluable to her continued growth and contribution to our team. In reality, compared to American players, she would just be finishing her college career.

I personally don't like school, but you have to do it if you want to get through life, so pretty much I put up with it.

We borrow from nature the space upon which we build.