At the end of the day, the Washington establishment is going to go where they're going to go.

In my entire time in Washington, I treated everyone with respect, with civility.

I'm an optimist at heart.

We need a president who is focused on defeating every single ISIS terrorist and protecting the homeland, which should be the first priority.

I am perfectly happy to compromise whether it's with Democrats or anybody else, as long as we're reducing the size of government.

You cannot build a grass-roots campaign unless you are connecting with people.

I think it's an enormous blessing to be the child of an immigrant who fled oppression, because you realize how fragile liberty is and how easily it can be taken away.