At Odessa we became Texans, and proud of it.

We need an independent media to hold people like me to account.

I have nothing but contempt and anger for those who betray the trust by exposing the name of [CIA] sources. They are, in my view, the most insidious, of traitors.

I'm not trying to get myself up a notch on the ladder by shoving somebody else down on the ladder, whether it's a candidate or the president of the United States or anybody else. I just don't believe that's the way one oughta campaign, I've never done that.

I believe with all my heart that one cannot be America's president without a belief in God, without the strength that your faith gives you.

The problem with the French is that they have no word for entrepreneur.

I have opinions of my own - strong opinions - but I don't always agree with them.