Public service must be more than doing a job efficiently and honestly. It must be a complete dedication to the people and to the nation.

I always try to think before I talk.

I am running against no one. I'd like to be President. I think my experience and my record are greater than any other candidate or any other of the unannounced candidates. It's a real challenge, and that's one of the paramount things. When people keep telling you that you can't do a thing, you kind of like to try it.

I believe that in our constant search for security we can never gain any peace of mind until we secure our own soul.

We should not permit tolerance to degenerate into indifference.

One of the basic causes for all the trouble in the world today is that people talk too much and think too little. They act impulsively without thinking. I always try to think before I talk.

I think that it is high time that we remembered that we have sworn to uphold and defend the Constitution. I think that it is high time that we remembered that the Constitution, as amended, speaks not only of the freedom of speech but also of trial by jury instead of trial by accusation.