Here is what we know after more than a decade of Republican rule: Texas works. Even 'The New York Times' let it slip into its pages that, 'Texas is the future.'

Abstinence works, I know it from my own personal life, abstinence works.

When the good lord calls you home, the government ought not come get your home.

We don't have to apologize for American exceptionalism or western values.

If you rent a U-Haul to move your company, it costs twice as much to go from San Francisco to Austin than the other way around, because you can't find enough trucks to leave the Golden State.

There's a real difference between venture capitalism and vulture capitalism. Venture capitalism we like. Vulture capitalism, no. And the fact of the matter is that he's going to have to face up to this at some time or another, and South Carolina is as good a place to draw that line in the sand as any.

This administration in Washington... clearly believes that government is not only the answer to every need but it's the most qualified to make essential decisions for every American in every area. That mix of arrogance and audacity that guides the Obama administration is an affront to every freedom-loving American.

Tell the trial lawyers to get out of your state and to quit costing businessmen and women.

You got to have a courageous president to stand up and says, listen, if -- if you send a bill to me that spends more money than what we've coming in, I'll veto it. I mean, I'm going to try to work with you the best I can, but I'm going to veto it.

But if you say that we should not educate children who have come into our state for no other reason than they've been brought there by no fault of their own, I don't think you have a heart. We need to be educating these children, because they will become a drag on our society.

Our party cannot be all things to all people. It can't be. Our loudest opponents on the left are never going to like us so let's stop trying to curry favor with them.

We know there is no such thing as freedom without the risk of failure.

The Republican candidates are talking about ways to transition this program and it is a monstrous lie. It is a ponzi scheme to tell our kids that are 25 or 30 years old today, you're paying into a program that's going to be there. Anybody that's for the status quo with Social Security today is involved with a monstrous lie to our kids, and it's not right.

Who knew, when you were watching the Verizon ad and the guy said, 'Can you hear me now,' that was really just a mic check for the Obama administration.

Just because you have a group of scientists who stood up and said here is the fact. Galileo got outvoted for a spell.

Who can be against progress, after all? But it's a fraudulent use of the word -- because for the Progressive, progress is marked not be how free you are, but how much government can 'do' for you.

The Obama administration is an affront to every freedom-loving American,and a threat to every private sector job in this country.

As Americans, we don't see the role of government as guaranteeing outcomes, but allowing free men and women to flourish based on their own vision, their hard work and their personal responsibility.

My hope is that that person will come forward that can win the presidency that we can all get behind.

I didn't say I was running, did I?