As an Oklahoma quarterback, you learn to perform under pressure.

I have often said one of the reasons more blacks don't support Republicans is because they don't trust the GOP establishment.

We have seen the Democrat solution to an energy crisis; it's called California.

The measure of a man is not how great his faith is, but how great his love is. We must not let government programs disconnect our souls from each other.

When it comes to the American dream, no one has a corner on the market. All of us have an equal chance to share in that dream.

I'm not one that believes that affirmative action should be based on one's skin color or one's gender, I think it should be done based on one's need, because I think if you are from a poor white community, I think that poor white kid needs a scholarship just as badly as a poor black kid.

My work in the House of Representatives, at this time in my life, is completed. It is time to return home.