Life is rough for a lot of people. Some people live in greater material circumstances than others, but life is rough for everybody.

I've been booed on stages. I'm a little bit tougher than to walk off a stage because someone says something ugly.

In chaos, there is opportunity.

We need to be asking for the vote in the most powerful way possible, which is to have people asking for the vote who are comfortable and look like and sound like the people that we're asking for the vote from.

If you decide to become a political actor, then the things that you say and you do become subject of public scrutiny and comment.

Conservatives saw the savagery of 9/11 in the attacks and prepared for war; liberals saw the savagery of the 9/11 attacks and wanted to prepare indictments and offer therapy and understanding for our attackers.

To win in November, Republican candidates must show they are in touch with voter concerns about growth, jobs, paychecks, government spending and debt. The only way to do this is by offering specific, persuasive ideas.