Al Qaeda is almost all in Pakistan, and Pakistan has nuclear weapons. And yet for every dollar we're spending in Pakistan, we're spending $30 in Afghanistan. Does that make strategic sense?

I believe the American people have a genuine and justifiable fear of government intrusion in what they instinctively know is going to be an ever more intrusive world.

Make sure of two things. Be careful - microphones are always hot, and understand that in Washington, D.C., a gaffe is when you tell the truth. So, be careful.

You cannot go to a 7-Eleven or a Dunkin' Donuts unless you have a slight Indian accent.

Judge [Samuel Alito], there's a genuine struggle going on well beyond you, well beyond the Congress, in America about how to read the Constitution.

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

Every single great idea that has marked the 21st century, the 20th century and the 19th century has required government vision and government incentive.