I was raised by just my mom. See, my father died when I was eight years old. At least, that's what he told us in the letter.

Some people don't like competition because it makes them work harder, better.

I was just sick of being fat, you know? You get sick of it. It just really, it's a tiring lifestyle to have.

What good is democracy if you can't get what you want?

I am never out there just jogging for the heck of it. I never do that. I start to run with a goal in mind, whether it's a certain time or certain distance or a specific heart-rate goal, and then I am done.

I see my face in the mirror and go, 'I'm a Halloween costume? That's what they think of me?'

For 'Power of 10,' you can look at the methodology at CBS.com, it's a company called Rasmussen Reports. We poll thousands and thousands of people for each question, a real cross section of the United States.