"The reason why I'm here today is to explain why I am running and what I will do if you give me the honor and the privilege of representing you in the United States Senate. Now I'm running for the United State Senate for a simple reason, and that is...I want to win a Nobel Peace prize."

"We can not continue to allow this over reliance on government to replace the cornerstone institution that has made the American experience possible."

"Americans chose a free enterprise system designed to provide a quality of opportunity, not compel a quality of results. And that is why this is only place in the world where you can open up a business in the spare bedroom of your home."

"You know that big government doesn't hurt big corporations. They've got the best lawyers and accountants in the world. You know who gets destroyed by big government? It's the little guys."

"If people believe you're on their side, they will trust your decisions."

"People will make leaps of faith and get excited by your product if you just get it in front of them."

"It's not a faith in technology. It's faith in people."

"I want the French people to respect values that allow each individual to practice his or her faith, but in the frame of our common rules of secularism."