"My commitment is to strive to lean on the Lord with my whole heart, reading His word daily and earnestly seeking His will in my life."

"There is no doubt that now, more than ever, we must work to end our dependence on foreign oil sources. But we cannot do so by ignoring the wishes of the coastal communities that oppose drilling."

"Despite recent media reports that have clouded, or even misrepresented, the facts, there is compelling evidence that al-Qaida and Iraq have been linked for more than a decade."

"The United States is the leader of the free world."

"We believe in the dignity of every life, the possibility of every mind, the divinity of every soul. This is our true North."

"In liberating Iraq, we have rid the nation and the rest of the world from the danger of Saddam Hussein."

"I am a firm believer in free but fair trade. However the United States should not be on the losing end of trade agreements that are not enforced. It is time that we make China play fairly."