The absence of hope can rot a society from within.

America ranks 21st when it comes to math education. We rank 25th when it comes to science. We used to be number one in the proportion of college graduates. We now rank ninth. And at an age where knowledge, skills, are the determinant of how successful we're going to be, unless we reverse that we're going to keep slipping behind economically to a lot of other countries.

No country on Earth would tolerate missiles raining down on its citizens from outside its borders.

With effort we can protect the foundation of our democracy, for which so many marched across this bridge, the right to vote.

The most powerful political moments for me come when I feel like my actions are aligned with a certain truth. I can feel it. When I'm talking to a group and I'm saying something truthful, I can feel a power that comes out of those statements that is different than when I'm just being glib or clever.

You have to exercise, or at some point you'll just break down.

I believe that the free enterprise system is the greatest engine of prosperity the world's ever known.