If most of the breaks go to wealthy people it's because most of the people who pay taxes are wealthy.

It is one of the great goals of my administration to invigorate the spirit of involvement and citizenship. We will encourage faith-based and community programs without changing their mission.

I think you can judge from somebody's actions a kind of a stability and sense of purpose perhaps created by strong religious roots. I mean, there's a certain patience, a certain discipline, I think, that religion helps you achieve.

One of my concerns is that the health care not be as good as it can possibly be.

I don't read books, but I have friends who do.

Good stewardship of the environment is not just a personal responsibility, it is a public value... Our duty is to use the land well, and sometimes not to use it at all. This is our responsibility as citizens, but more than that, it is our calling as stewards of the earth.

As Governor of Texas, I have set high standards for our public schools, and I have met those standards.