"During the last regular session and the most recent special session, measures that I see as little more than Band-Aids were applied to three health programs in the state."

"I realized then that the generations may change but the strength of our nation remains solid."

"I have said it on several occasions, several times from this podium, that providing a quality education for our children is high on my priority list. I will not stop now."

"It is time to maximize and prioritize our health care dollars."

"I knew that if I failed I wouldn't regret that, but I knew the one thing I might regret is not trying."

"When governments become large, voters cannot exercise close oversight, otherwise known as political power."

"The child supplies the power but the parents have to do the steering."

"Money is a mechanism for control."