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

It's opportunity. It's opportunity, not a check from government - it's opportunity that has always driven America and defined us as Americans.

With regards to my views on protecting a woman's right to choose, I've been very clear on that. I will preserve and protect a woman's right to choose. And I'm devoted and dedicated to honoring my word in that regard. I am pro-choice.

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

And a special thank you to the citizens of Massachusetts: You are paying all the taxes, creating all the jobs, raising all the children. This government is yours. Thank you for letting me serve you. I love this job.

I saw my father march with Martin Luther King.

With the Arab Spring, came a great deal of hope that there would be a change towards more moderation, and opportunity for greater participation on the part of women in public life, and in economic life in the Middle East. But instead, we've seen in nation after nation, a number of disturbing events.