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.

The American dream does not happen by asking Americans to accept what's immoral and wrong in the name of tolerance.

We need to remember that politics is all about people, not programs. We shouldn't want to take the humanness out of the political arena.

In 2008, as a matter of fact, I had people accusing me of being a Senator Obama supporter because I wouldn't slam him. I said, 'Well, consider the fact that I voted for impeachment for President Clinton, but it wasn't a personal vote. I voted based on the facts and the law and the Constitution and what we were dealing with.'

Everything I am I owe to my faith and secondly to parents who were old school.

I like to call the ethos I grew up with 'Oklahoma values.' But you'd be just as accurate if you said 'American values.' Except for our lack of a seacoast, Oklahoma has a little bit of just about everything that's American.

It takes a lot of strength to let go.