"Who can be against progress, after all? But it's a fraudulent use of the word - because for the Progressive, progress is marked not be how free you are, but how much government can 'do' for you."

"America's greatness is not found in the size of its government. America's greatness resides in the hearts and the minds of the people."

"Crucial to understanding federalism in modern day America is the concept of mobility, or 'the ability to vote with your feet.' If you don't support the death penalty and citizens packing a pistol - don't come to Texas. If you don't like medicinal marijuana and gay marriage, don't move to California."

"Conservatives are winning offices, and champions of big government are cleaning out their desks right now."

"It's the most unhappy people who most fear change."

"General intelligence in machines will an unprecedented opportunity to solve climate change, so we must tread carefully into the future."

"To build a legacy, one must accept that the roots of true happiness grow deep in the present moment."

"The spirit of democracy is not a mechanical thing to be adjusted by abolition of forms. It requires change of heart."