But I don't want massive layoffs of anyone - public or private. We are planning on shrinking government through attrition and reform, not through random pink slips.

It's time to put our differences aside and find ways to work together to move Wisconsin forward.

We showed that when we say 'Wisconsin is open for business', we mean it.

The unions say 'last hired - first fired,', we say hire and fire based on merit. We want the best and brightest in the classroom.

I promised to empower the taxpayer - instead of a handful of big government union bosses.

I still remember, as a kid, tying a yellow ribbon around a tree in front of my house during the 444 days that Iran held 52 Americans hostage. Iran is not a place we should be doing business with.

I hate big government, but I really hate a government that doesn't work. So when 'they say we either have to raise taxes or cut core services,' it's actually a 'false choice.

When we win, it will tell every politician in America that if you are bold, if you do the right thing, if you tackle the tough issues, there will be people standing there right with you.

Collective bargaining isn't a right, it is an expensive entitlement. Once and for all, we are giving the taxpayers a voice in this debate. We put the power back in the hands of the people.

I'd like now and into the future to play a bigger role not only in Wisconsin and the Midwest, but nationally. I'd like to have an impact.

The people who are making you feel under attack is your union leadership, and they're doing it for politically intense reasons.

How could a soulmate not hear the heart beats, not smell the tears of a lover, however far he is from her?

I am a lover of all sorts of different music. I love blues and every piece of music that I have listened to has become an influence.

You can't choose between right and wrong by taking a census.

The male or female that the child has the most exposure to in the first four to six years of its life is the primary imprinter of the child.

As the 109th Congress continues to debate legislation that will affect the lives of immigrants, it is important for us to remember that we are a nation of immigrants.

When you're tanner, you feel hotter and sexier. You should try it

As Israel becomes like South Africa, it's increasingly becoming a pariah state, being excluded from culture at large.

It was always important to me to be that kid who could rock the party as well as rock the English professor's mind.

I've gotten so many compliments for having nice feet.

Smile first thing in the morning. Get it over with.