I am my own man. I governed as a conservative, and I govern effectively.

There are important questions about protecting and securing the border, but we don't need to build a wall.

We need to focus on building a military that is second-to-none ... so that we can destroy Islamic terrorism.

I think it's very sad that CNN leads Jeb Bush, down a road by starting off virtually all the questions, "Mr. Trump this, Mister" - I think it's very sad. I watched the first debate, and the first long number of questions were, "Mr. Trump said this, Mr. Trump said that. Mr. Trump" - these poor guys - although, I must tell you, [Rick] Santorum, good guy. Governor [Mike] Huckabee, good guy. They were very nice, and I respect them greatly. But I thought it was very unfair that virtually the entire early portion of the debate was Trump this, Trump that, in order to get ratings, I guess.

Florida is a place of unparalleled diversity of backgrounds, experiences and vision. It makes our culture unique, but it can also make it difficult to define a common identity and create a sense of community that reaches beyond our neighborhoods to all corners of our state.

It's not possible in a free country to completely control the border without us losing our freedoms and liberties.

They [illegal immigrants] broke the law, but it's not a felony, it's an act of love. It's an act of commitment to your family.