Jeb Bush

“We have a wealth of talent in the Republican Party.”

“I have never wavered from my intention to advance the cause of diversity in new and more effective ways.”

“Teachers make a difference, and we would serve our students better by focusing on attracting and retaining the quality teachers by raising teacher pay.”

“I do a lot of traveling overseas.”

“You have to maintain your principles but have a broader appeal.”

“Immigrants create an engine of economic prosperity.”

“It's a volatile time.”

“I've never heard anybody in my family say anything but good things about Rick Perry.”

“I am my own man. I governed as a conservative, and I govern effectively. And the net effect was, during my eight years, 1.3 million jobs were created. We left the state better off because I applied conservative principles in a purple state the right way, and people rose up.”

“If more people were actively engaged in advocating their positions I think we'd have a better society.”

“The dual effect of high growth creating higher income that's taxed by government at all levels, combined with lessening demands placed on government that occurs during economic prosperity, is a worthy objective.”

“There's a direct link between percentage of young people that are educated and how we live our lives.”

“I get to advocate issues and ideas that I believe in.”

“I think the voters can make up their own minds.”

“Second-generation Hispanics marry non-Hispanics at a higher rate than second-generation Irish or Italians. Second-generation Hispanics' English language capability rates are higher than previous immigrant groups'.”

“There are cultural reasons, economic competitiveness reasons. There are a lot of reasons why people are in poverty. The difference today is that increasingly they are in perpetual poverty.”

“There's a lot of obsession about people's personal ambitions.”

“In Washington, particularly, the loyal opposition has a job to be the opposition. But you can't stop there.”

“It's been painful to see the people that you love be attacked when you know it's not fair or true.”

“If we are going to compete in this world we're in today, there is no possible way we can do it with lowering expectations and dumbing down everything. Children are going to suffer, and families' hearts are going to be broken that their kids won't be able to get a job in the 21st Century.”