Low standards are a tactic that takes pressure off teachers unions by accepting mediocrity and failure for kids.

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.

Bullshit is the glue that binds us as a nation.

There is only one large circle that we march in around and around each of us with our own little picture-in front of us-our own little mirage that we think is the future.

Patriotism: The first resort of a scoundrel.

Music is the melody whose text is the world.

There may be no good reasons for very many opinions that are held with passion.

The best thing we can do is be a servant of God. It does good to stand up and serve others.

We live through sound and light—through our technologies.

Tonight you will eat fish. Tomorrow, you may die.

It is pleasant at times to play the madman.

I try to eat healthy and be balanced.