You don't need to come from wealth or privilege to make a difference.

I grew up castrating hogs on an Iowa farm, so when I come to Washington, I'll know how to cut pork.

I do have reason to believe there were weapons of mass destruction in Iraq.

I have a beautiful little Smith & Wesson, 9 millimeter, and it goes with me virtually everywhere.

You just need the freedom to dream big and a whole lot of hard work.

What's right for New York or California, is not necessarily right for Iowa.

In the U.S. Senate, in the short term we need to reduce the tax burden on hard working individuals, families, and small businesses.

I worked the morning biscuit line at Hardee's.

In the Iowa senate, I helped pass the largest tax cut in state history - returning over four billion dollars in savings and putting more money back in the pockets of hard-working Iowa families.

As a soldier and combat veteran, I believe American military forces should only be used in the defense and furtherance of our nation's vital interests.

Let’s shut down the EPA. The state knows best how to protect resources.

Sometimes respect is as hard a currency as money is

If goodness does exist, then I'm the opposite of it. I'm evil, and I revel in it

It takes all of this technology to come up here and understand the simplicity of things. From here, it’s really difficult to understand borders, wars, and hate.

People loves Ideas I love books because Ideas can be found in books

Most people exist in very clouded states of mind. It's sort of like when you're underwater in a big swimming pool and you open your eyes, and you can't see very far and everything is distorted.

Beware of those who have never been bored, depressed, or angry. There is something seriously wrong with them.

More important, you have to stay happy and positive or the stress will kill you - but at least it will make you skinny

Coaches are bridge builders. It's our job to build a bridge for our athletes to cross over.

It will take a thousand years for the frontier to reach the Pacific

I'd have to just say that working with other people, it's a different world from school.