Limited government, low taxes, controlled spending and debt, and a restrained regulatory environment make Texas work.

America's commitment to religious freedom and tolerance should not be conditional.

To pull off successful attacks in debates, you have to execute with nuance and subtlety. It has to be artful.

My brother is one of my true heroes. Steady and sober where I am impulsive and emotional.

As history has repeatedly proven, one trade tariff begets another, then another - until you've got a full-blown trade war. No one ever wins, and consumers always get screwed.

Technology and social media have brought power back to the people.

Debates require a lot of hard work and preparation. If you try to wing it, it shows.

Democrats love to criticize Republicans on guns, but they are generally mute when it comes to taking on Hollywood or the gaming industry.

Go Hard or Go Home, but never go home hard!

It's much more powerful and compelling to create a positive vision than it is to tear somebody down.

Marketers know - no matter how deep the emotional connection or brand loyalty - when a product does not perform, rational thought overtakes emotion, and most consumers make a new choice.

If winter comes, can spring be far behind?

If the money we donate helps one child or can ease the pain of one parent, those funds are well spent.

Usually horror in your personal life can translate into some good music. Sometimes. Sometimes it can be really maudlin and boring, and kind of personal.

Never thee stop believin' in th' Big Good Thing an' knowin' th' world's full of it - and call it what tha' likes. Tha' wert singin' to it when I come into t' garden.

That moment when the person actually dictates the way I do the portrait is when the intimacy arrives.

My whole life was duality: Here's my life at home, here's my life on the road.

I've taken my cue from people here and from viewers, especially survivors-who said, 'When it's time to literally flip your wig, you'll know.'

Fail, fail again, fail better.

Contrary to general opinion, women are not so sentimental as men, but are much more hardheaded.