I think really that you shouldn't run as a conservative if you're not.

You need to have people within your own party that have the wherewithal to stand up to you.

Does the owner of the restaurant own his restaurant? Or does the government own his restaurant?

In our state, I'm really proud of the fact that the ones who overturned Jim Crow in Kentucky were Republicans fighting against an entirely unified Democrat Party. So I am proud to be Republican. I can't imagine being anything else.

We need to be fearful of companies that get so big that they can actually be directing policy.

When we toppled [Muammar] Gadhafi in Libya, I think that was a mistake. I think ISIS grew stronger, we had a failed state, and we were more at risk.

The Republican promise is for policies that create economic growth. Republicans believe lower taxes, less regulation, balanced budgets, a solvent Social Security and Medicare will stimulate economic growth.