I used to be a conservative.

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.

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

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.

Prayer is more than a wish

We can, after all, learn much from lessons we did not sign up for.

Brahms believed that there was no need to publish absolutely everything that Schubert ever wrote.

As an individual, I myself feel impelled to fancy ... a limitless succession of Universes.... Each exists, apart and independently, in the bosom of its proper and particular God.

The last few years have been pretty hectic.

Get a grip, Oreo, and be true to the game.

I wouldn't include a piece in my collection that I wouldn't wear personally.

So anyway, I really enjoyed the European audiences.

Not being secure affects us as humans. It throws us off our balance. It puts us in disarray.

When you give, give from the place of the heart because it is the right thing to do, not the easy thing to do.