I have the greatest appreciation for Governor [Sarah] Palin and her family. There's great joy to know them.

It is because I owe America more than she has ever owed me that I am a candidate for president to the United States.

America is the greatest force for good in the history of the world.

Right now there’s kind of a generational change. Young Americans do not trust this government. Without trusting government you can't do a lot of things.

We can't disrupt polling places anymore, ... It doesn't serve any purpose. It just makes people mad.

When we're talking about a trillion dollars of taxpayer money, "trust me" just isn't good enough.

If you have a large bloc of Americans who believe you're trying to keep their ... fellow Hispanics down and deprive them of an opportunity, obviously that's going to have an effect...The Republican Party has failed to understand to a significant degree the importance of this issue to our Hispanic voters. I think the trend will continue of lack of support from Hispanic voters and also as you look at the demographics of states like mine, that means we will go from Republican to Democrat over time.