If we're serious about building an economy that lasts, we have got to get serious about education. We are going to have to pick up our games and raise our standards.

If you're willing to put in the work, the idea is that you should be able to raise a family and own a home, not go bankrupt because you got sick, 'cause you've got some health insurance that helps you deal with those difficult times; that you can send your kids to college; that you can put some money away for retirement. That's all most people want. Folks don't have unrealistic ambitions. They do believe that if they work hard, they should be able to achieve that small measure of an American dream.

It would be good for the workers in Vietnam even as it helps make sure that they're not undercutting competition here in the United States.

We have an epidemic of fatherlessness here, and that's what I agree with the president [Barack Obama] on, and we should be doing more to promote and protect marriage as between a man and a women for the needs of our children.

I want to be very clear: I will not sign on to any health plan that adds to our deficits over the next decade.

I have a deep appreciation for the wisdom of this guy , George Washington.

On Easter I do reflect on the fact that as a Christian I am supposed to love, and I have to say that sometimes, when I've listened to less-than-loving expressions by Christians, I get concerned.