Politics has become unbelievably and unfortunately way too much about how much money is involved rather than what kind of ideas are involved.

• I want to say with the utmost of sincerity, not as a Republican, but as an American, that I have great respect for Senator Obama's historic achievement to become his party's nominee, not because of his color, but with indifference to it.
• Doesn't matter whether it's a teen girl who's pregnant, hasn't told her parents, or an elderly couple dealing with one of them being diagnosed with Alzheimer's. Those are real people to me. Those are the people I dealt with every single day.
• Americans different in some maybe thoughts or emphasis still have the same ideas. They want a government that lets them be free, that leaves them alone, that doesn't interrupt and interfere with every aspect of their life, that lets them go to work and keep more of what they've worked hard to have.
• I did every diet: Atkins. Cabbage-soup diet. Dean Ornish. But I couldn't live the rest of my life like a rabbit.
• The best way is to say that as a Christian for me the essence of Christian faith is that you treat others as if you wish to be treated.
• All of my children are ideologically and politically in sync with me, they all have authentic Christian faith. It's something I'm very grateful for.
• Fear is a very explosive emotion, but it has a short life span. It's the sprint. The marathon is hope.
• I wish we would all remember that being American is not just about the freedom we have it is about those who gave it to us.
• The most important thing about global warming is this. Whether humans are responsible for the bulk of climate change is going to be left to the scientists, but it's all of our responsibility to leave this planet in better shape for the future generations than we found it.
• No one is more important to the future of our state than our teachers.