We mustn't assume that we are going to deinvent government solely from inside the Beltway or within one or two sessions of Congress. We will do it one step at a time, in one community at a time - at the local level and through local institutions like churches, nonprofit and volunteer organizations and families.

There's 6 million people living in poverty today, more than when Barack Obama got elected. 6.5 million people are working part-time, most of whom want to work full-time. We've created rules and taxes on top of every aspiration of people, and the net result is we're not growing fast, income is not growing.

I'm enjoying turning down all requests for interviews. I don't miss being in politics.

I'm not a performer. If they're looking for entertainer-in-chief, I'm probably not the guy.

The United States Constitution is clear. It prohibits religious tests for public office.

The notion that somehow you're going to have freedom just kind of outbreak in Cuba, I think is false.

Every weapon system has been gutted.