You talk to the farmers, the ranchers, our small community bankers, and boy, one of the No. 1 issues is the regulations coming out of Washington.

I ran for Congress not because I was having a mid-life crisis. I left the private sector because I saw a looming financial crisis that was coming to this country. It's unsustainable.

There's huge opportunities to continue to improve efficiency in the way the government operates and improve the way government provides services to its citizens.

With America's role in the world, we have the ability to help protect the freedom of religion around the globe.

People only believe what they discover for themselves. We need to have civil discussions, and look at what the facts and the truth are.

Religious freedom is foundational for our country, and we must lead on religious freedom as an example in America.

I am very grateful for the Catholic Church and its unwavering stance on life. They have been a consistent, uncompromising voice defending life.

Of the five rights listed in the First Amendment. - religion, speech, press, assembly, petition - the very first right protected is freely exercising our religion.

To pastors and leaders who serve faithfully, who work to teach and shepherd those who are in your church or religious institution: thank you for all you do.

I was a big fan of Ronald Reagan. He was the first president I got to vote for.

Knowing how far short I fall of the glory of God - whether it's motives or actions - walking it out is about setting Christ always before me. I'm grateful for the grace of God and His mercies.

Forever and an InstantForever and an instant met up one day, had a short but lovely talk, then each went on its way.

Paul persuaded me to join the band. I would never have had the courage otherwise. It was fun at the beginning. We were playing just for fun, with Paul's group.

The ineffable joy of forgiving and being forgiven forms an ecstasy that might well arouse the envy of the gods.

I’m fighting for my life, I have to defend myself. If I don’t defend myself, no one else will.

…and there, in the background, the sky’s sediment had sunk to a place where all the woe of the words ‘I am’ dissolved into blue peace. He said it. ‘The ocean.

We must breathe time as fishes breathe water.

To be rather than to seem.

I claim that in losing the spinning wheel we lost our left lung. We are, therefore, suffering from galloping consumption. The restoration of the wheel arrests the progress of the fell disease.

I always thought storytelling was like juggling [...] You keep a lot of different tales in the air, and juggle them up and down, and if you're good you don't drop any.

What I write is not for little girls.