Remember, no one decides who they're going to vote for based on the vice president. I mean that literally.

Well, I was 29 years old when I came to the United States Senate, and I have learned a lot.

Our future cannot depend on the government alone. The ultimate solutions lie in the attitudes and the actions of the American people.

The Constitution says the President shall nominate, not maybe he could, maybe he can't, he shall nominate. Implicit in the Constitution is that the Senate will act on its constitutional responsibility and give its advice and consent. No one is required to vote for the nominee.

I know I'm not supposed to like muscle cars, but I like muscle cars.

The idea that you know more than the intelligence community knows, it's a little like saying, I know more about physics than my professor.

I never had an interest in being a mayor ’cause that’s a real job. You have to produce. That’s why I was able to be a senator for 36 years.