"I honestly believe that there's an element in this country, in our politics, that does not want to see a businessman succeed at getting the nomination for the Republican party, and does not want me to succeed at becoming President of the United States of America."

"I ran for president in order to be able to try to change Washington D.C. from the inside. Our federal government is broken."

"I'm not a professional politician. I'm a professional problem solver, and I believe we should cut the salaries of senators and congressmen 10 percent until they balance the budget. I call that conservative common sense."

"Don't blame Wall Street, don't blame the big banks. If you don't have a job and you are not rich, blame yourself!"

"It is a profound truth that love is the bridge that unites two souls across the chasms of mortal solitude."

"Creativity is seeing what everyone has seen, but thinking what no one else thought."

"It is a subtle truth that to live with purpose is to leave the world a little gentler than you found it — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"It is a enduring truth that love does not demand perfection; it embraces the authentic journey of growth — an essential principle for the reflective life."