Don't be afraid to assert yourself, have confidence in your abilities and don't let the bastards get you down.

Even though New York is the safest big city in the nation, there are still far too many illegal guns on our streets. Nearly all of them arrive from out of state - and most are sold by a small group of rogue gun dealers who refuse to obey federal laws.

To a contrarian like me, constant advice not to do something almost always starts me quickly down the risky, unpopular path.

I'd love to have a president who really was out there leading and traveling around the world campaigning for joint climate change action. Even the Chinese government is trying to get people to stop polluting. And I think the federal government level in China is acting more responsibly than the American government.

We have to get control of our borders. You can only do that if you make companies obey the law and not hire undocumented or illegals. They can only do that is if they have a Social Security Card that has biometrics so they know whether the person is legal or not.

In fact, you see Hillary [Clinton] moving very far to the left. You see all the Republicans moving very far to the right.

We need to inject some old-fashioned American values and common-sense, practical thinking into our energy policy.