If I'm the godfather of [Obamacare], then it gives me the right to kill it.

As president, I will create 12 million new jobs.

When I place my hand on the Bible and take the oath of office, that oath becomes my highest promise to God. If I am fortunate to become your president, I will serve no one religion, no one group, no one cause, and no one interest. A President must serve only the common cause of the people of the United States.

The TARP program was nevertheless necessary to keep banks from collapsing in a cascade of failures.

America has to stand by our allies. I think the tension that existed between Israel and the United States was very unfortunate.

I think that we should give visas to people - green cards, rather, to people who graduate with skills that we need. People around the world with accredited degrees in science and math get a green card stapled to their diploma, come to the U.S. of A. We should make sure our legal system works.

It is essential for America to understand what our mission is in Iran, and that is to dissuade Iran from having a nuclear weapon through peaceful and diplomatic means.