When someone points a gun at your head and loads it, by God, you ought to take them seriously.

Marriage as an institution is not so much threatened by same-sex couples as it is by heterosexuals' increasing indifference to it.

America's cultural table is set by the people living in the three bubbles - New York Washington D.C. and Hollywood.

The reason America is a special nation is because it was founded by people who were first on their knees before they were on their feet. We are a nation rooted in our faith.

If I had quietly retired as governor in 2007 and went into banking or something of that nature, I would have been, at most, a footnote in the story and probably never mentioned.

A leader is the one who can outline the broad vision and the direction, and say here's where we are going to go, here's why we need to go there, and here's how we are going to get there. A manager is the one who actually gets up under the hood and tunes the carburetor.

Wouldn't propose new taxes, but won't pledge against taxes.