Of the five rights listed in the First Amendment. - religion, speech, press, assembly, petition - the very first right protected is freely exercising our religion.

I ran for Congress not because I was having a mid-life crisis. I left the private sector because I saw a looming financial crisis that was coming to this country. It's unsustainable.

There's huge opportunities to continue to improve efficiency in the way the government operates and improve the way government provides services to its citizens.

You talk to the farmers, the ranchers, our small community bankers, and boy, one of the No. 1 issues is the regulations coming out of Washington.

With America's role in the world, we have the ability to help protect the freedom of religion around the globe.

People only believe what they discover for themselves. We need to have civil discussions, and look at what the facts and the truth are.

Religious freedom is foundational for our country, and we must lead on religious freedom as an example in America.

I am very grateful for the Catholic Church and its unwavering stance on life. They have been a consistent, uncompromising voice defending life.

To pastors and leaders who serve faithfully, who work to teach and shepherd those who are in your church or religious institution: thank you for all you do.

I was a big fan of Ronald Reagan. He was the first president I got to vote for.

Knowing how far short I fall of the glory of God - whether it's motives or actions - walking it out is about setting Christ always before me. I'm grateful for the grace of God and His mercies.

By reading books, you lose your old self and you find your new self! To read is to travel from self to another self!

I swear I will do everything in my power to change the situation in Tibet where human rights are being suppressed. Tibet seeks freedom and democracy and we agree on those values.

My left hand is my thinking hand (image), my right hand my doing hand (sequence).

Better a serpent than a stepmother!

If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives to all men generously and without reproaching, and it will be given him.

I'm a Canadian Jamaican. For me, I carry my Jamaican element into my music in my more recent releases.

A child reminds us that playtime is an essential part of our daily routine.

Don't be someone else's slogan because you are poetry.

Like many places across the country, Wisconsin lost more than 100,000 jobs from 2008 to 2010. Unemployment during that time topped out at over 9%.

No, it has not been hard to grow older, because I believe if you have something you believe in that will keep you alive far more than plastic surgery or Botox.