One of my opponents [Romney] recently said that it would take an act of God for me to win this primary. I agree with him.

The government has convinced parents that at some point it's no longer their responsibility. And in fact, they force them, in many respects, to turn their children over to the public education system and wrest control from them and block them out of participation of that. That has to change or education will not improve in this country.

There are certain skills that business people have that are - that are, in fact, helpful in - when it comes to being in political leadership.

Now is the time to act or get stuck with a bland, boring, career politician who will lose to Barack Obama.

It's very interesting, if you look at a study that was done by the Brookings Institute back in 2009, they determined that if Americans do three things, they can avoid poverty. Three things. Work, graduate from high school, and get married before you have children.

I don't believe in an America where the separation of church and state is absolute. The idea that the church can have no influence or no involvement in the operation of the state is absolutely antithetical to the objectives and vision of our country.

The most dangerous place for an African-American in this country is in the womb.