A good compromise, a good piece of legislation, is like a good sentence; or a good piece of music. Everybody can recognize it. They say, 'Huh. It works. It makes sense.'

Elections matter and voting counts.

I think perhaps education doesn’t do us much good unless it is mixed with sweat.

Above all, our freedom endures because of the men and women in uniform who defend it.

You know, in college, I smoked a little pot, did a little blow.

Our environment is too important to neglect and it's time for the federal government to focus on real solutions and live up to their promises.

I am confident that Assad's days are numbered. But what we can't do is to simply suggest that, as Governor Romney at times has suggested, that giving heavy weapons, for example, to the Syrian opposition is a simple proposition that would lead us to be safer over the long term.