When we build a public library, we don't have to pay to get in, but when we build a stadium, we have to pay the owner every time we go to a game.

If you were to come to Minnesota, I could have you locked up like that. That's power.

I'm not allowed on FOX, and I'm not allowed on MSNBC.

I think that when Americans go to vote, states should not list what party the candidates are affiliated with. That would require voters to actually think and get to know a candidate instead of voting for their favorite gang. 'Oh, this guy is a Republican, so he must be good.'

My father used to always say to me that, you know, if a guy goes out to steal a loaf of bread to feed his family, they'll give him 10 years, but a guy can do white-collar crime and steal the money of thousands and he'll get probation and a slap on the wrist.

When I was governor, if I told a joke in front of the press - I learned. I would go, "That was a joke, joke, joke," and I'd say it three times.

I don't oppose hunting in any way, shape or form. If that's what you enjoy doing, you are free to do it.