“The Constitution is brilliant for accountability; for posing factions against each other, to fight amongst themselves in government, which protects our liberty. But also in ensuring that decision-making is made by those who the people can hold accountable.”

I believe every human life is a gift from God and we should cherish and protect and celebrate them.

In Texas, we cook bacon a little differently than most folks…MACHINE-GUN BACON.

There is a better vision for our future: A return to freedom.

It took Jimmy Carter to give us Ronald Reagan.

And many of the alarmists on global warming, they’ve got a problem cause the science doesn’t back them up. And in particular, satellite data demonstrate for the last 17 years, there’s been zero warming. None whatsoever.

The American free market system is the greatest engine for prosperity and opportunity that the world has ever seen. Freedom works.

Political correctness is bad.

I know very much what I believe.

One of the things that I intend to devote a lot of time to in the coming years is continuing to try to move people’s hearts and minds with humor, with stories, with anecdotes, with facts and information.

You don’t hear me lambasting, engaging in personal attacks, getting nasty. I don’t think that belongs in politics.

Mike Huckabee says the answer to our problems is to cure all diseases. I guess no one’s thought of that before.

Any country that makes U.S. service members get on their knees will feel the full force and fury of the United States of America.

I want you to take a good, hard look at me, America, because this is exactly what you’ve got coming.

We are witnessing a great awakening. Millions of Texans, millions of Americans are rising up to reclaim our country, to defend liberty and to restore the Constitution.

I offer myself as a leader to the people of this country because I think they’re looking for solutions, not lawyers arguing over laws or entertainers throwing out sound bites that draw media attention. We need to solve the problem.

Far too many young people are living in their parents’ basements, and I think it is important for people to have hope and a vision things can be different.