It's the federal government's job to secure the border.

You have to master not only the art of listening to your head, you must also master listening to your heart and listening to your gut.

We need to enact fundamental tax reform. The weight and complexity of our 73,000-page tax code are crushing everyday Americans. We need to radically simplify the tax code so that we can re-start the real engine of growth in our economy. That means our tax code needs to go from 73,000 pages down to about three pages.

Californians are worried about whether they will have a job along with ballooning federal spending and deficits.

I was wrong about [Jack] Keane. He is the exception that proves the rule. I was certainly right about the fact that he is a member of the warrior class.

Distilling truth from overwhelming amounts of information is the essence of leadership.

The truth is, I'm proud of the life I've lived so far, and though I've made my share of mistakes, I have no regrets.