"When you raise taxes on small business, from 35% to 40%, you will kill jobs."

"Make no mistake, in this campaign, I will offer the American ideals of economic freedom a clear and unapologetic defense."

"Breathe deeply, anchor your attention in this breath, and let the storm pass. In this truth lies the bedrock of all virtue — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"All the laws and legislation in the world will never heal this world like the loving hearts and arms of mothers and fathers. If every child could drift to sleep feeling wrapped in the love of their family - and God's love - this world would be a far more gentle and better place."

"If we don't get gun-control laws in this country, we are full of beans. To have the National Rifle Association rule the United States is pathetic. And I agree with Mayor Michael Bloomberg: It's time to put up or shut up about gun control for both parties."

"If the federal government had been around when the Creator was putting His hand to this state, Indiana wouldn't be here. It'd still be waiting for an environmental impact statement."

"In the world of energy politics, the sudden vanishing of the word 'coal' is a remarkable and unprecedented event."

"Giving every man a vote has no more made men wise and free than Christianity has made them good."