My doctrine is as I've described, which is confidence in our cause, clarity in our purpose, and resolve in our might.

I don't want to be creating new foreign policy for - for my country or in any way to distance myself in the foreign policy of - of our nation, but we respect the right of a nation to defend itself.

I was in the world of business for 25 years. If you didn't balance your budget, you went out of business.

I absolutely believe that those who come here illegally should not be given favoritism or a special route to becoming permanent residents or citizens that's not given to those people who have stayed in line legally. I just think we have to follow the law, I think that's the right course.

I could have possibly beaten Senator McCain in the primary. Then I could have been the candidate who lost to Barack Obama.

Seeing Syria remove Assad is a very high priority for America.

It's not government that makes business successful. It's not government investments that makes businesses grow and hire people.