Ted Cruz

“I have never supported amnesty, and I led the fight against Chuck Schumer's gang of eight amnesty legislation in the Senate.”

“By any measure, NBC is a corporation.”

“We need to protect the privacy rights of all Americans, and that means stopping the federal government from spying on the cellphones and emails of law-abiding citizens.”

“Those who hate Israel hate America. Those who hate Jews hate Christians.”

“Going to school on a campus where the faculty overwhelmingly disagrees with you, and where the student body overwhelmingly disagrees with you, is challenging. If you go in without a firm foundation, it can undermine what you believe.”

“The grass roots are energized because the absolutely highest priority in the country in November is to defeat Barack Obama. I have spoken with literally thousands and thousands of tea-party activists - I have yet to meet a single tea-party leader that is not going to vote for Mitt Romney.”

“What I think is at stake in 2012, is whether the five or six strong conservatives elected to the Senate in 2010 become 10 or 12. And if that happens, it will fundamentally shift the character of the Senate. It will shift the balance.”

“My mother was born in Wilmington, Delaware. She's a U.S. citizen, so I'm a U.S. citizen.”

“I think God has blessed this country with enormous natural resources, and we should pursue all of the above. We should be developing oil, and gas, and coal, and nuclear, and wind, and solar, and ethanol, and biofuels. But, I don't believe that Washington should be picking winners and losers.”

“I tend to listen to country music more than Cuban music.”

“I don't think the federal government has any business keeping a list of law-abiding Americans who exercise their constitutional right to keep and bear arms.”

“The State Marriage Defense Act helps safeguard the ability of states to preserve traditional marriage for their citizens.”

“Hispanic unemployment is higher than the national average and when the federal government is killing small businesses and killing jobs it is hurting the future of the Hispanic community and we need to carry that message.”

“The power of the American people, when we rise up and stand for liberty, knows no bounds.”

“It is amazing that the wisdom of the chattering class to the Republicans is always, always, always 'Surrender your principles and agree with the Democrats.' That's been true for my entire lifetime.”

“If I am elected president we will secure the border and we will end the illegal immigration.”

“When you subpoena one pastor, you subpoena every pastor.”

“The Second Amendment is an integral part of the Bill of Rights.”

“I've spent the past month in Washington, D.C., and it is terrific to be back in America.”

“I think most Americans don't really care about politicians bickering in Washington.”