"But those who believe that what our people desire is big government are living in a state of delusion."

"Let's stop big government energy mandates like cap-and-trade, and instead trust the American innovator to make us energy independent."

"My mother was one of seven girls whose parents went to bed hungry so their children wouldn't. My father lost his mother when he was nine. He left school and went to work for the next 70 years. They emigrated to America with little more than the hope of a better life."

"Americans chose a limited government that exists to protect our rights, not to grant them."

"America's downgrade may serve as a wakeup call for its policymakers. It is an unambiguous and loud signal of the country's eroding economic strength and global standing. It renders urgent the need to regain the initiative through better economic policymaking and more coherent governance."

"My hope is that 10 years from now, after I've been across the street at work for a while, they'll all be glad they gave me that wonderful vote."

"The strength of a nation, especially of a republican nation, is in the intelligent and well ordered homes of the people."

"Global markets must be balanced by global values such as respect for human rights and international law, democracy, security and sustainable economic and environmental development."