To be clear. I believe in evolution and trust scientists on global warming. Call me crazy..

If we can't find cuts in the defense budget, we're not looking carefully enough..

It's a tribal state, and it always will be. Whether we like it or not, whenever we withdraw from Afghanistan, whether it's now or years from now, we'….

America is the primary engine of growth in the world and we are the only beacon of free trade left, and open markets..

The real secret about diplomats is that we're trained to say something, when there is nothing to say, and to say nothing when there is something to s….

In a day and age of global competition and instantaneous financial flows, you have to be highly sensitive to the way in which tax policy impacts your….

I’ve been married for 29 years. My marriage has been the greatest joy of my life. There is nothing conservative about denying other Americans the abi….

A crisis allows us the opportunity to dig deep into the reservoirs of our very being, to rise to levels of confidence, strength, and resolve that oth….

But economic recovery must be earned. And it will be earned by entrepreneurs and it will be earned by small businesses..

At the end of the day, capital is a coward. It's going to flee from wherever it perceives risk to be present in the marketplace..

When America closes its doors, so does everybody else..

Our political debates today are corrosive and not reflective of the belief that Abe Lincoln espoused back in his day: that we are a great country bec….

Politics is a lot of serendipity. You're in the right place and the right time and you've got the right message, and it either connects for you or, o….

In any walk of life, a positive, upbeat outlook trumps any adversarial act. Revenge is counterproductive. Unproductive emotions limit one's ability t….

Science is the process of crash testing ideas: you ram the idea head-on into a brick wall at 60mph, and knowledge is gained by examining the pieces. ….

I don't think you need to run down someone's reputation in order to run for the office of president..

I would vote to increase the debt limit if there was a corresponding level of cuts. And if there was some serious talk about a balanced budget amendm….

The rest of the world cares about how we conduct our affairs because they then take that lead. Were the only leader in the world today. Some are wish….

It's taken a lot of presidents to get us where we are today, a lot of deployments, a lot of wars, a lot engagements. You add them all up..

I'm a very spiritual person and proud of my Mormon roots..

The reality, sitting ten thousand miles away, is that we remain the country that inspires. We remain that shining city on a hill..