Massachusetts children cannot only lead the nation in test scores, they can be competitive with the best in the world. And the gap in achievement among races can virtually disappear.

I believe that since Roe v. Wade has been the law for 20 years we should sustain and support it.

Leadership - leadership is about taking responsibility, not making excuses.

You had your turn madam, let me have mine ... Let me complete. I'm sorry, it's my turn.

President Obama attacks success and therefore under President Obama we have less success and I will change that.

I'm pleased that I've balanced budgets. I was on the world of business for 25 years. If you didn't balance your budget, you went out of business. I went into the Olympics that was out of balance, and we got it on balance, and made a success there. I had the chance to be governor of a state. Four years in a row, Democrats and Republicans came together to balance the budget. We cut taxes 19 times and balanced our budget.

I didn't talk to anybody and say, "I'm going to do a speech, do you go some ideas?" This is something I did on my own because I care very deeply about the country.