Real leadership means tackling tough problems ourselves and not leaving them to our children.

I will not seek reelection the United States Senate but will retire from public service in January 2013. There is no reason other than the fact than I think it's time.

The Reagan years showed us that expanding economic freedom should be the North Star - the guiding light - of U.S. policy, because it is the best way to achieve sustained and broad-based prosperity for all.

It would be hard to find a more compelling example of the American dream than Alberto Gonzales.

What college is all about is some kind of 4-year game about who is going to end up with the highest grades. And I don't mean to say that academic achievement isn't important. But it is, after all, a means to an end.

Reagan was the most important American political figure of the latter half of the 20th century. No one was more central to his emergence and success than Bill Buckley.

I really admire people who have long-distance relationships. It's an incredible achievement. I couldn't do it.

I have this little, tiny Dusty Rhodes figure they make in Japan that people always give me in my bag. I set it next to the title and took a picture of it in my bag. That was my big goal in the industry. I wasn't able to achieve that in his lifetime, but he always believed.