I've always believed that if you support reform or you support a particular idea that you ought to fund that idea first and not the system.

Marco [Rubio] is a gifted politician. He is incredibly gifted. And he needs to be able to do his job. He's going to be a great candidate [for presidency], for sure. But I think - he's a United States senator. He ought to show up.

I don't believe the federal government should be involved in the creation of standards directly or indirectly, the creation of curriculum or content. It is clearly a state responsibility.

I would say national security is work in progress.

There's a fine line between stubbornness and the positive side of that, which is dogged determination.

I have never wavered from my intention to advance the cause of diversity in new and more effective ways.

If we're serious about America's leadership in the world, then we need to make sure that we have the back of the armed forces.