"That business we started with 10 people has now grown into a great American success story."

"Together we will build an America where hope is a new job with a paycheck, not a faded word on an old bumper sticker."

"A life well-lived is a testament that a grateful heart is a magnet for miracles."

"And let me make this very clear - unlike President Obama, I will not raise taxes on the middle class. As president, I will protect the sanctity of life. I will honor the institution of marriage. And I will guarantee America's first liberty: the freedom of religion."

"Surely the President can agree with us, that theft from government is not good. I know it's bold. It's out on the edge. I know from a Chicago-Springfield background it's hard to fully grasp that honesty could be part of government."

"Anywhere, anytime ordinary people are given the chance to choose, the choice is the same: freedom, not tyranny democracy, not dictatorship the rule of law, not the rule of the secret police."

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

"Too often government responds to the whispers of lobbyists before the cries of the people."