I think public service is a calling and you do it as long as the things that brought you into the office can continue getting you up in the morning and as long as there's still work to get done.

I was born to a single mom and raised by her and my grandparents.

I aspire to be useful.

No one respects the First Amendment more than I do. People have a right to express their concerns and their hopes and dreams to their government.

Even one heatstroke death is one too many because every death caused by leaving a child unattended in a hot car is 100 percent avoidable.

Not every innovation in transportation is going to come from government or even a large enterprise. There are smart people out there with tools and skills to come up with great ideas.

Whether you live in a city or a small town, and whether you drive a car, take the bus or ride a train, at some point in the day, everyone is a pedestrian.

The desire to get money through jobs enslaves us

If something bad smells in the basement, it will eventually make its way to the attic.

My dad didn't graduate from high school, ended up being a printing salesman, probably never made more than $8,000 a year. My mom sold real estate and did it part time.

Every man eventually is backed up to the wall of faith, and there he must make his stand.

Nature is so perfect that the Trinity couldn't have fashioned her any more perfect. She is an organ on which our Lord plays and the devil works the bellows.

If you are content, you have enough to live comfortably.

Let the business shape the organization, not the organization shape the business.

I don't go to the start line expecting to win. I go to the start believing this could be the day when incredible things happen

. . . If you are really my children, you will fear nothing, stop at nothing. You will be like lions. We must rouse India and the whole world. No cowardice.