He [John McCain] is a war hero because he was captured. I like people that weren`t captured.

I pay hundreds of millions of dollars in taxes.

I think I have more optimism than they do and I think I have a better vision for the country than [Barack and Michelle Obama] do and I think it's a nasty statement. In actuality, it doesn't pertain to me.

I think Ronald Reagan was one of the great presidents, period, not just recently. I thought he had the demeanor. I thought he had the bearing. I thought he had the thought process.

I love pitting people against each other. My whole life is based on that. It brings out the best in people and the worst in people. If the worst comes out, you don't want them working for you.

Early in my term I will also be requesting that all NATO nations promptly pay their bills, which many are not now doing.

Using these new funds, I will ask my secretary of defense to propose a new defense budget to meet the following longtime goals.