The conservative candidate who ignores moderates is as misguided as the moderate candidate who ignores conservatives.

The Tea Party movement as I perceive it is all about recognizing the difference between state and federal powers. And that there are limits to federal power that need to be respected.

I want to be one that is willing to do things that are not easy but that need to be done.

When you have less revenue coming in the door, you have more money going out the door. You have to find ways of trimming.

The trend of offering individualized education plans, curricula, and lessons is going to help students tremendously. “Teaching to the middle” is one of the saddest concepts I've ever heard about.

My political views have since I was a kid someway or another reflected the concerns of Tea Party movement.

When you have a country that's been accustomed to government spending at a certain level, it is really hard to ratchet it back.

Limited government must come politically, not judicially.

I'm nobody's deputy. I am who I am. I'm my own person.

It is simply science fiction fantasy to say that, if you do not raise the debt ceiling, that everything is going to collapse.

Congress constitutionally lacks general police powers.

...if life never changed, there would be no room for good things that are still to happen.

What is sometimes thought to be clever is, significantly often, merely an advanced form of foolishness.

I have always had confidence in our front line F.B.I. personnel as well as the F.B.I. leadership.

I don't think I've ever been as scared in my life as I was to be extraordinarily honest with my kids.

Apparently, I don't want to take myself too seriously.

When you're in Hollywood, you get sort of jaded about what you think the sense of humor of Hollywood is supposed to be, so you can't think outside the box.

The whole thing with modeling with Estee Lauder - no one could have a better, nicer modeling job.

Everything about it was wrong. Thats why it worked so good.

I'm definitely someone who enjoys life and wakes up with a ball of energy.

The curfew tolls the knell of parting day, The lowing herd winds slowly o'er the lea, The ploughman homeward plods his weary way, And leaves the world to darkness and to me.