My dad just imprinted in my mind from a very young age that you always do what you say you're gonna do when you say you're gonna do it.

I didn't go to Harvard or Princeton, but I can count - the defunding box canyon is a tactic that will fail and weaken our position.

We need to make sure we have secure borders.

I'm a lawmaker, but I really don't like laws.

Not every problem is solvable, okay.

I want to see the economy rebound.

I saved $8,000 and created a construction company when I was 25.

If it took multiple debt ceiling hikes, I'd rather achieve the savings.

It is not really our country so much is the problem, it's sort of the parasitic relationship that Canada, and France, and other countries have towards us.

I started working when I was 13, picking up trash, bagging ice.

I was embarrassed when I went and told my parents that I was thinking about running for public office.

Every rose has poetry in her heart and is eager to tell you when you are in love.

Adopting the language of a pretense only serves to ease participation in it.

Every individual has a place to fill in the world and is important in some respect whether he chooses to be so or not.

Change is not only likely, it's inevitable.

Men who are unhappy, like men who sleep badly, are always proud of the fact.

I will build my empire next to the sea, so I can laugh from my throne as my enemies drown.

Many people claim coffee inspires them, but, as everybody knows, coffee only makes boring people even more boring.

Being where you from is a strong genetic. You can't run from it.

I remember things that happened sixty years ago, but if you ask me where I left my car keys five minutes ago, that's sometimes a problem.

I grew up in the south, poor - on rock, dirt roads.