Mental illness is nothing to be ashamed of, but stigma and bias shame us all.

Old or young, healthy as a horse or a person with a disability that hasn't kept you down, man or woman, Native American, native born, immigrant, straight or gay - whatever; the test ought to be I believe in the Constitution, the Bill of Rights and the Declaration of Independence. I believe in religious liberty. I believe in freedom of speech. I believe in working hard and playing by the rules. I'm showing up for work tomorrow. I'm building that bridge to the 21st century. That ought to be the test.

The era of big government is over, but the era of big challenge is not. We need an era of big citizenship. There are many important people at this summit, but the most important title is 'citizen.' This is our republic. Let us keep it!

Our democracy must be not only the envy of the world but the engine of our own renewal. There is nothing wrong with America that cannot be cured by what is right with America.

Noting his mother's visit to Las Vegas the weekend before she died. She got to go to heaven four days early.

The people have spoken, but it will take a while to determine exactly what they said.

Most of the major mistakes I made in my life, I made when I was too tired to know what I was doing - both personally and professionally.