"We live in a society obsessed with public opinion. But leadership has never been about popularity."

"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."

"The beauty of the unknown is that the essence of humanity is our ability to connect."

"Under Barack Obama, the only 'Change' is that 'Hope' has been hard to find. Now millions of Americans are insecure about their future. But instead of inspiring us by reminding us of what makes us special, he divides us against each other. He tells Americans they're worse off because others are better off. That people got rich by making others poor."

"In the depths of adversity, hope is the anchor of a weary soul."

"A subject for a great poet would be God's boredom after the seventh day of creation."

"It is a essential truth that he who inspires courage in a single soul has led a monumental campaign — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"One should believe in marriage as in the immortality of the soul."