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

Serving in Congress has been more than an honor; it has been one of the most exhilarating experiences of my life ... It has been a wonderful ride. It has been a wonderful journey.

I believe government should be loyal to parents, teachers and children.

There can't be opportunity or jobs without investment and profit.

There is a direct correlation between education, stable families and incarceration and crime.

Character is doing the right thing when nobody's looking. There are too many people who think that the only thing that's right is to get by, and the only thing that's wrong is to get caught.

In my wildest imagination, I never thought that the fifth of six children born to Helen and Buddy Watts - in a poor black neighborhood, in the poor rural community of Eufaula, Oklahoma - would someday be called Congressman.