"Statesman" gives the impression that every time a major issue comes up, I'll be popping off. And that's not what's going to happen.

Renewing the promise of America begins with upholding the dignity of human life.

I'm going to spend a lot of time trying to explain as best I can why it's important for us to succeed in Iraq. I'm going to do what I think is right, and if, you know, if people don't like me for it, that's just the way it is.

We all know that men and women can be good without faith. And we also know that faith is an incredibly important source of goodness in our country.

Politics comes and goes, but your principles don't. And everybody wants to be loved -- not everybody. ... You never heard anybody say, 'I want to be despised, I'm running for office.'

I would say the best moment of all was when I caught a 7.5 pound perch in my lake.

As you know, we don't have relationships with Iran. I mean, that's - ever since the late '70s, we have no contacts with them, and we've totally sanctioned them. In other words, there's no sanctions - you can't - we're out of sanctions.