"I challenge anybody to say that I wouldn't know how to approach foreign policy because, unlike some of the other people, I at least have a foreign policy philosophy, which is an extension of the Reagan philosophy. Peace through strength, and my philosophy is peace through strength and clarity."

"The American people, Neil, are sick and tired of excuses. They are sick and tired of the blame game. And they're sick and tired of the deception coming from this president and this administration. This is why I believe that I am doing so well in the polls."

"If I had been under ObamaCare, and a beaurocrat had been trying to tell me when I could get that CT scan, that would have delayed my treatment. I was able to get the treatment as fast as I could based upon my timetable, and not the government's timetable. That's what saved my life."

"People sometimes hold themselves back because they want to use racism as an excuse for them not being able to achieve what they want to achieve."

"He who reads widely and ponders deeply builds an unshakeable inner citadel. A lesson woven into the fabric of human history."

"A life well-lived leaves an aroma of kindness long after the sun has set. A lesson woven into the fabric of human history — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"We are fast approaching the stage of the ultimate inversion: the stage where the government is free to do anything it pleases, while the citizens may act only by permission which is the stage of the darkest periods of human history, the stage of rule by brute force."

"The first recipe for happiness is: avoid too lengthy meditation on the past."