“One of the problems in Washington is there are far too many politicians who desperately just want to get re-elected.”

I’m an optimist at heart.

If as a voter you think what we need is more Republicans in Washington to cut a deal with Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer, then I guess Donald Trump`s your guy.

The path we’re on has taken the USA to the brink of bankruptcy.

The Obama-Clinton economy has done enormous damage to the Hispanic community.

A good impression is great. But a bad impression is even better.

I introduced legislation in the Senate that I believe is more narrowly focused at the actual threat, which is radical Islamic terrorism, and what my legislation would do is suspend all refugees for three years from countries where ISIS or Al Qaida control substantial territory.

We`re seeing something fairly remarkable happen on the political train. We`re seeing the Washington establishment abandoning Marco Rubio. I think they`ve made the determination that Marco can`t win. And they`re rushing to support Donald Trump.

One of the problems with Marco’s [Rubio] foreign policy is he has far too often supported Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama undermining governments in the Middle East that have helped radical Islamic terrorists.

Liberty is never safer than when politicans are terrified.

At the debate, Donald Trump backed off of his health care position for 20 years. For 20 years, he has agreed with Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders on socialized medicine, saying Obamacare doesn’t go far enough. He wants the government to pay for everyone’s health care and to control it.

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.

I just think that, unfortunately, the president-elect [Donald Trump] has chosen to address every issue.

A war of words escalated between the president-elect and a civil rights icon.

You know, Lincoln was funny. I don’t think F.D.R. was very funny. But Lincoln was funny. Lincoln was really funny. But I think you should get elected first, and then show that you’re funny.

All concluded that Russia did in fact interfere in the 2016 election in order to, quote, help President-elect Trump’s election chances when possible by discrediting Secretary Clinton.

It is not begging but the beggar, who has forfeited favor with the elect.

Definition of ‘Free’: You pay for it whether or not you elect to receive it.

Rumor does not always err; it sometimes even elects a man.

Posterity gives to every man his true honor. [Lat., Suum cuique decus posteritas rependet.]