When America closes its doors, so does everybody else.

The reality, sitting ten thousand miles away, is that we remain the country that inspires. We remain that shining city on a hill.

People truly reaching across boundaries - be they religious or race, political or geographic. A state that is sincerely civil and respectful of each individual's pathway toward life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness will be our goal.

I would vote to increase the debt limit if there was a corresponding level of cuts. And if there was some serious talk about a balanced budget amendment, which we as governors always had to deal with.

I think we have to be very sensitive to our need to compete, moving forward, and a lot of that is tied to tax policy.

Today I'm a candidate for the office of president of the United States of America. My kids can't believe I just said that.

Science is the process of crash testing ideas: you ram the idea head-on into a brick wall at 60mph, and knowledge is gained by examining the pieces. If the theory is solid, the pieces are from the wall. Then we build a bigger wall.