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“There are two different types of leader. A person can either be like a thermometer or a thermostat. A thermometer will tell you what the temperature is. A thermostat will not only tell you what the temperature is, but it'll move you to the temperature you need to get to.”
“The thing that we tell - that I tell - members is, 'Vote your district. Vote your conscience; just don't surprise us.'”
“Servers make very little in regular wages and largely rely on tips to pay the bills and budget for weeks ahead.”
“A lot of times, people just want to be an individual. But if you really want to win, at the end of the day, it's not about you just achieving something. Everybody can achieve more if they work together.”
“Many times, we spend so much time on policy, but we don't explain how the policy affects and makes the heart even grow bigger. And I think that's a place that we have to look inside.”
“Many times, the Senate talks of things and never gets anything through.”
“If Russia wants to use energy as a weapon against our friends and allies, let's use our resources to set them free.”
“I think there's an ability to make an immigration system that works.”
“I don't view myself as a team manager, but a team captain. I'm part of the team, but everybody else as well.”
“I'm a conservative. I believe in the idea of freedom and liberty, but more importantly, look at my voting background. I voted against bailing out Wall Street. I voted against, never voted for, a tax increase.”
“I started a deli when I was 19 years old. Kevin O's. The sandwiches at Kevin O's were a little like Subway before Subway - fresh baked bread. My best seller was turkey with cream cheese and artichoke hearts. I just made it up.”
“I started my first business when I was 19. I learned a valuable lesson as a small business owner. You are the first one to work, last one to leave, and last one to be paid.”
“Energy is the issue I care most about.”
“I don't need a strong EPA. I don't need to fund a lot of money there.”
“We have the best-trained military in the world.”
“Keystone will deliver 830,000 barrels of oil per day from Canada, North Dakota, and Montana to Gulf Coast refineries.”
“America needs education reform on all levels to expand quality schools, build on past successes, and lower college debt.”
“The first priority of the Republican majority is the security of Americans.”
“There's a staircase on the first floor of the Capitol that I walk every day. It's made of marble, and as you walk those steps, you think of those who've walked before you. You think of the challenges that the country's faced.”
“Politically correct speech will not defeat the enemy.”