Life is very important to Americans.

The horizon is out there somewhere and you keep chasing it, looking for it and working for it.

As president, I will fight illegal immigration in order to preserve an appropriate level of legal immigration. At the same time, I believe our system of legal immigration needs to be re-examined. As part of this re-examination, I support a modest, temporary reduction in the annual rate of legal immigration.

Having been in Congress, you know that's part of our responsibility the constituent has a problem, We're supposed to write back and say, 'Well I can't do anything' That's not what they elect you for.

At my age you find yourself looking back from time to time and you begin to appreciate some of the things that happened to you.

The wind doesn't bother me. I'm in the US Senate.

I think the Republican Party has indicated to everyone who wants to look at us that, you know, we're in the mainstream. We understand a lot of the concerns people have.