I worked my way through law school.

Unemployment, foreclosures, bankruptcy - the cure is not more government spending, but helping businesses create jobs.

Nevada was hit hardest by the recession - highest unemployment, highest foreclosure rate, highest bankruptcy rate.

I know that many students take personal responsibility for their education and succeed as a result. I want them to know they are not alone - that Nevada's system can and will support them.

Racial profiling is illegal, and I do not support it.

We must remind Americans that the promise of opportunity remains unbroken - that every person in this great nation can succeed through hard work, courage and personal responsibility.

As governor, part of my job is to tell people things they don't like to hear.

I'm a strong supporter of states' rights to do what they need.

I am proud of my heritage and my family.

My first job was cleaning sheep pens.

Dad worked his entire career as an aviation technician. Mom was a legal secretary who became a teacher. We lived a simple American life.

Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster.

You can say it too little, but you can never say, Thank You, too many times.

Thou oh my country hast thy foolish ways Too apt to purr at every stranger's praise.

Even the smallest act of discipleship or the tiniest ember of belief can become a blazing bonfire of a consecrated life.

Never talk yourself out of knowing you're in love or into thinking that you are.

I like living in California. I think it's the best state, although we're supposedly the most hated state of all.

I envision some years from now that the majority of search queries will be answered without you actually asking. It'll just know this is something that you're going to want to see.

The doctor frowned upon drinking and often expressed wonderment at men who willingly made imbeciles of themselves.

If I get frustrated, the first thing I'll do is get up from the piano - completely mindlessly - and walk over to the cupboard and pull out something salty to eat.

When people are still getting pleasure from something that you did 30 years ago, it makes you feel good. I always say it makes an old man happy.