The America I know is great - not because government made it great but because ordinary citizens like me, like my father and like you are given the opportunity every day to do extraordinary things.

The government is not your salvation. The government is not your road to prosperity. Hard work, education will take you far beyond what any government program can ever promise.

Hard work and education will take you farther than any government program can ever promise.

Growing up, I had a front row seat to seeing two people work really hard. My dad scrubbed toilets at a private Catholic school for a while and that was to help me get through school.

I understand people, and I think that my life and my history and what I represent can relate to a lot of the women, the independents, the moderate voters.

Difficult things aren't easy, but they're worth it.

Mr. President I am here to tell you we are not buying what you are selling in 2012.

My parents immigrated to the United States with $10 in their pocket and a belief that the America they had heard about really did exist as the land of opportunity.

According to liberals, I'm not supposed to exist. I know that I am going to be a target for the Left. I have something to say to them: 'Game On.'

So the America I came to know growing up was filled with all the excitement and possibilities found in living the American dream.

The Democrats have come right out and said it: the power of the central government shall have no limits at all.

In this vast cosmic orchestra, peace is the music of every heart. Our glory lies in understanding, listening and honoring that music.

We notice our evolution when we realize that sweeping our problems under the rug is useless.

I judge the world by my own lightsand I come by my own hand.

Sports are supposed to be fun, and so I have fun with the way I dress.

Way to rock lil' homie. Much Love.

I still feel like five years old every time I step on the court. It's my sanctuary...I want to maintain the fun at all times.

I eat fish and love bacon. Plus, I don't mind if soups are made with chicken or beef stock, I just don't like eating big pieces of meat.

Meditation is to get insight, to get understanding and compassion, and when you have them, you are compelled to act.

The Bahamas is headed for unprecedented economic activity.

Our resistance to this war should be our resistance to profit at the cost of human life. Because that is what these drums beating over Iraq are really about. This is about business.