We can't have deficit spending in Texas. You have to balance your budget every two years.

Our Founding Fathers never meant for Washington, D.C. to be the fount of all wisdom. As a matter of fact they were very much afraid if that because they'd just had this experience with this far-away government that had centralized thought process and planning and what have you, and then it was actually the reason that we fought the revolution in the 16th century was to get away from that kind of onerous crown if you will.

I disagree with the concept that somehow or another we're going to pack up 10, to 12, to 15 million people and ship them back to the country of origin. That's not going to happen.

Just because you have a group of scientists who stood up and said here is the fact. Galileo got outvoted for a spell.

I'm actually for gun control -- use both hands.

I grew up in a house with no running water, 16 miles from the closest place that had a post office. I had a very parochial view of the world.

One of the reasons that Im running for president is I want to make sure that every young man and woman who puts on the uniform of the United States respects highly the president of the United States.