The thing that upsets me the most is the entitlement of people that will stand with a flag and say to some other people that they need to go back to where they came from. When, in fact, they also would need to go back to where they came from, because you need to go all the way back to the beginning.

I can't pay her back, but what I can do is make her as happy as she thought I would when we first got married.

I believe that there are certain things that could be taken care of that you don't need a strong political background in.

The first night was awful because I was so afraid, and I was never more afraid because it was going out of my character to be outgoing and to be vulnerable and to be out there and onstage. My hands were sweaty and I couldn't swallow, and I drank a bottle of wine to calm my nerves.

My family has always said... if you're going to get into politics, do it for the right reasons, not because you've got to carry on something.

As Congress debates overhauling the nation's health care system, it should not authorize a reform plan that would further our financial woes. We must avoid creating an unsustainable government program. There is no question that reform is needed, but health care can be made more affordable without massive and expensive new bureaucracies.

China is on a march toward rule of law and democracy.

Our future cannot depend on the government alone. The ultimate solutions lie in the attitudes and the actions of the American people.