In the eight years before I became governor, there was zero net private sector job growth in New Jersey. Zero. For eight years.

There is only one group to blame for the continued suffering of these innocent victims: the House majority and their Speaker John Boehner.

America under Barack Obama has become a defensive, reactive and weaker country both at home and abroad.

I can guarantee you this, that more pension and benefit reforms which I will consider arbitration reform to be one of them, are things that when they come to my desk, they will be signed.

You know, something may be going down tonight, but it ain’t going to be jobs, sweetheart!

The greatness of America is in the American people. And what we need to do is get the government the hell out of the way and let the American people win once again.

They believe in teachers unions. We believe in teachers.

You see, Mr. President - real leaders don't follow polls. Real leaders change polls.

Today is the day for the complaining to end and for statesmanship to begin. Today I am taking action to cut state spending and balance the budget this year.

I am who I am, but I am not a bully.

I have a job to do. ... If you think right now I give a damn about presidential politics, then you don't know me.

I will think of you every time I need to be reminded that there is beauty and goodness in the world.

Listening to music makes me creative in all spheres of life.

Some adventures require nothing more than a willing heart and the ability to trip over the cracks in the world.

A lot of people thought I was going to be a one-hit wonder, so I had that chip on my shoulder.

Everyone can probably do at least one thing better than ten thousand other people.

I don't know how people chew gum all day long.

Though my problems are meaningless, that don't make them go away.

My dad was a great movie companion. He wouldn't diminish 'The Jerk.' If I liked it, he liked it. He could see it through my eyes.

A word spoken in loving kindness is worth far more than any gift.

Well, what I mean is that I shouldn't mind being a bride at a wedding, if I could be one without having a husband.