And on this you have my pledge - unlike in the past, when you stood up and did what was right, this governor will not pull the rug out from underneath you - I will sign strong reform bills.

I am not going to make any commitments to the teachers union to do anything until they do something that's other than in their own self-interest. And everything they have done so far is in their self-interests, and that's it.

We have a man [Donald Trump] who judges people based on their performance regardless of your gender, race, your ethnic or religious background.

Everyone wants to demagogue everyone else. That may be good politics, but it's awful policy.

We cannot reward incompetence and deceit. We need to demand more than what Hillary Clinton offers for America.

The bottom line is that I have a job to do to help get the new administration ready. If there's some role for me that I want to do and the president-elect wants me to do - we've known each other 14 years. We'll talk about it.

We need to focus our attention on Iran, because if you miss Iran, you are not going to get ISIS. The two are inextricably connected because one causes the other.