Individual responsibility, hard work, paying attention in school, faith, family all these things are important.

Republicans and Democrats have used accounting gimmicks and competing government analyses to deceive the public into believing that 2 + 2 = 6. If our leaders cannot agree on the numbers, if 'facts' are fictional, how can they possibly have a substantive debate on solutions?

You saw the exodus of many people on the business council, who resigned, who said those are not my personal values, those are not our corporate values, and those - we don't believe - are the values of our country.

Everyone tries to define this thing called Character. It's not hard. Character is doing what's right when nobody's looking.

To say America can have strong leadership without strong character is to say we can get water without the wet.

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

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