I have no problem with being vetted. What I do have a problem with is being lied about and then putting that as truth.

If we don't get the military right nothing else matters.

There are a group of people who would like to silence everybody and have everyone go along to get along, but that’s not going to be very helpful for us in the long run in terms of solving our problems, and someone has to be courageous enough to actually stand up to the bullies.

The government is supposed to respond to the will of the people. Not dictate to the people what they are doing.

America became a great nation early on not because it was flooded with politicians, but because it was flooded with people who understood the value of personal responsibility, hard work, creativity, innovation, and that's what will get us on the right track now, as well.

What we have to stop and think about is that we have weakened ourselves militarily to such an extent that if affects all of our military policies.

Maybe that is the best lesson I learned in my first semester at Yale, because if I had gone to a less-demanding school and continued to sail along on the top, I am sure I would never have attained the subsequent achievements in my life.