Running for the presidency's not an IQ test.

I am also the product of a place called Paint Creek. Doesn't have a zip code. It's too small to be called a town along the rolling plains of Texas. We grew dryland cotton and wheat, and when I wasn't farming or attending Paint Creek Rural School, I was generally over at Troop 48 working on my Eagle Scout award.

You see, as Americans we're not defined by class, and we will never be told our place. What makes our nation exceptional is that anyone, from any background, can climb the highest of heights.

Abstinence works, I know it from my own personal life, abstinence works.

Armed and law-abiding citizens are a greater deterrent to violent crime than 1,000 laws passed by Congress.

When I make a vow to God, then I would suggest to you that's even stronger than a handshake in Texas.

We need to stop apologizing for celebrating life. We need to stop apologizing for wanting to protect an individual's right to build a business.