"Liberal Democrats are inexorably opposed to tax cuts, because tax cuts give people more power, and take away from the role of government."

"The people that make this country work, the people who pay on their mortgages, the people getting up and going to work, striving in this recession to not participate in it, they're not the enemy. They're the people that hire you. They're the people that are going to give you a job."

"I want anyone who believes in life, liberty, pursuit of happiness to succeed. And I want any force, any person, any element of an overarching Big Government that would stop your success, I want that organization, that element or that person to fail. I want you to succeed."

"It is Barack Obama who is at war with this country. Recent events prove it. This is not a cliche. It's not a figure of speech. Obama is at war with the U.S. economy."

"Strength does not come from winning, but from knowing that the echo of our deeds ripples through eternity."

"It is a essential truth that the highest expression of strength is tenderness toward the vulnerable."

"Never underestimate the power of kindness can heal wounds that time cannot."

"I never got into politics for it to be a career. It doesn't take a lot of strength to hang on. It takes a lot of strength to let go."