I just want Texas to be number one in something other than executions, toll roads and property taxes.

When I'm governor... I'll be the first governor with a listed telephone number.

I don't see how the people who created the problem can fix it. Texas is worth fighting for, and the best way to fight is to get the politicians out of politics.

If Jesus Christ had run as an independent, Rick Perry would have beat him.

I don't believe in carrying a weapon. If somebody wants to shoot me, he'll have to bring his own gun.

We've got to clear some of the room out of the prisons so we can put the bad guys in there, like the pedophiles and the politicians.

Now I have a cat. Well, that's not quite accurate. A cat and I have each other.