I wish everyone in this country could magically leave the country for six months and view the United States from the outside for six months, and I think you'd see a new perspective to the people of this country.

There are lots of people out there who think they know the truth about God and religion, but does anybody really know for sure? That's why the founding fathers built freedom of religious belief into the structure of this nation, so that everybody could make up their minds for themselves.

I like surfing in Mexico a whole lot better than sitting with people in Washington that I don't even like.

As governor, there isn't a lot I can do beyond that to crack down on crime. Law enforcement is really a local issue. It's the cops' job to tighten down on criminals.

Sarah Palin's a quitter.

You can't legislate against stupidity, but we try to do it all the time.

If you're going to accept freedom, there's the freedom to be stupid.