If we become one of those societies that attack success, why not come as certain there will be a lot less success? And that's not who we are.

I think the minimum wage ought to keep pace with inflation.

And fifth, we will champion small businesses, America's engine of job growth. That means reducing taxes on business, not raising them. It means simplifying and modernizing the regulations that hurt small business the most. And it means that we must rein in the skyrocketing cost of healthcare by repealing and replacing Obamacare.

When it comes to pinning blame, pin the tail on the donkeys.

America's going to come back, and for that to happen, we're going to have to have a president who can work across the aisle.

The greatest threat that the world faces is a nuclear Iran...

Every time you have an occasion to take something from the federal government and send it back to the states, that's the right direction. And if you can go even further, and send it back to the private sector, that's even better.