I'd rather live in Nebraska than Washington.

But, I don't want to assume that our tradition of excellence is a guarantee of future excellence.

I am very proud of the quality of public education in Nebraska, but I believe we have an obligation to continually assess whether our system is meeting 21st Century education needs.

I believe education is the great equalizer.

Economic growth is the most important initiative every governor faces.

Diesel fuel is too important to our farmers at harvest time and to the truckers delivering commerce across Nebraska to allow a bureaucratic hurdle to slow the delivery of fuel.

The voters reward good performance. So, I'm going to go out and focus, if I become the governor, to do the very best job I can as governor. The rest of it will take care of itself.

Nebraskans are known for giving of themselves and that quality is part of what makes our state such a wonderful place to live, work and raise a family.

Nebraskans have very strong opinions, but we sit down around a table and we solve our problems.

Reagan is described as "delivering Barry Goldwater's doctrine with John F. Kennedy's technique.

Loyalty publicly results in leverage privately.

A grain of devotion is more valuable thank tons of faithlessness.

Sometimes seeming happy can be self-destructive even when you're sane.

Not hero worship, but intimacy with Christ.

I do try hard to pick roles that differ. I love that about the job. I think the variety that's out there is to be taken advantage of and I enjoy that element of shape shifting with everything.

One does every day and without a second thought, what at another time would be the event of a year, perhaps of a life.

I think you just look for the person you have the most fun with. And that's enough. You realize, "Wait, I can just keep having fun with her forever?" Yes, you can do that. That is the key.

My only duty was to describe reality as it had come to me-to give the mundane its beautiful due.

Methinks we have a clue. Be still, my heart.