Our party cannot be all things to all people. It can't be. Our loudest opponents on the left are never going to like us so let's stop trying to curry favor with them.

I'm all about job creation. That's what I've done for ten years as the governor of Texas, and that's what I'm focused on.

I don't want to look like Connecticut, no offense, I don't want to look like Oklahoma, I don't want to look like California. I want to be uniquely Texas. And that's not to diss anybody else.

When it comes to conservative social issues, it saddens me when sometimes my fellow Republicans duck and cover in the face of pressure from the left. Our loudest opponents on the left are never going to like us so let's quit trying to curry favor with them.

Vladimir Putin uses energy to hold our allies hostage. If energy is going to be used as a weapon, I say America must have the largest arsenal.

This administration in Washington that's in power now clearly believes that government is not only the answer to every need, but it's the most qualified to make the most central decisions for every American in every area.

I think Barack Obama is a socialist. I think he cares for his country - don't get me wrong about that - but I think he truly misunderstands what this country was based upon, the values that America was based upon, which was free enterprise and having the ability to risk your capital and having a chance to have a return on your investment.

I don't think Obama understands basic economics. Not economics that work. He may understand some theory that someone in Princeton sat and dreamed up, but it's not working.

Americans want government that is leaner, more efficient, and less intrusive into their personal lives.

In America, the people are not subjects of government, the government is subject to the people.

We know there is no such thing as freedom without the risk of failure.

In Michigan, a liberal democrat raised taxes and kept their government programs at the same level. And guess what? Their economy continued into the toilet, it continued down.

It is through states that the American people get the job done every day, often in spite of a deeply flawed bureaucratic federal government.

In the myopic world of the liberals, guns are responsible for evil instead of the perpetrator of evil. But criminals are not bound by our laws. That's what makes them criminals.

You see, as Americans we're not defined by class, and we will never be told our place. What makes our nation exceptional is that anyone, from any background, can climb the highest of heights.

And I have a message for the liberals and the defenders of the status quo: we're just getting started.

According to a study by Achieve Incorporated, Texas is the first state to make a college-prep curriculum the standard coursework in high school, starting with this year's ninth grade class.

Under Obama, our federal tax dollars can now be used to fund abortion all over the world. With the stroke of a pen, abortion essentially became a U.S. foreign export.

I didn't say I was running, did I?

Texas created more jobs in 2008 than the rest of the states - combined.

Obama is a president, who I think is anti-jobs.

We need to stop apologizing for celebrating life. We need to stop apologizing for wanting to protect an individual's right to build a business.

Our shared conservative values, our belief in the individual is the great hope of our nation.

Conservatives are winning offices, and champions of big government are cleaning out their desks right now.

But if you say that we should not educate children who have come into our state for no other reason than they've been brought there by no fault of their own, I don't think you have a heart. We need to be educating these children, because they will become a drag on our society.

As Americans, we don't see the role of government as guaranteeing outcomes, but allowing free men and women to flourish based on their own vision, their hard work and their personal responsibility.

As Americans, we realize that there is no taxpayer money that wasn't first earned through the sweat and toil of one of our citizens.

Puff Daddy is a great party thrower. He goes down in the history books.

There's always money to get.

When I was coming up in Miami, the music in the city at the time sounded completely different. I loved it, but it just wasn't the type of music I wanted to make. I wanted my wordplay to be more sophisticated. I wanted the sound to be more lush. I wanted my music to sound like who I was and aspired to be - boss.

I'm not trying to make a particular weight. I'm just working out and doing what's best for Rozay.

When you listen to records like 'Foreclosure,' that's like me sitting in a room by myself just rapping about things that's running across my mind and things that have been bothering me.

When you face obstacles or go through different phases, I always relied on my music. I depend on my music, my teammates. So at the end of the day, having incredible music, for me, would keep me in the space I want to be as an artist.

I've got a record titled 'Idols Become Rivals,' and it's basically me writing a letter to someone in the game that I looked up to damn near the most, and I hate what things have come to.

I've been fortunate enough to experience financial success on a large scale through both my music career and my many business ventures. With this type of financial success comes financial responsibility.

MMG for life.

I've been a fan of Adele since her first project.

Def Jam is an iconic label.

With me being an artist that took over a decade to get on, there's so many different things that I have in common with artists that's struggling to get on.

I live on an island, and it's difficult to find.

I love Adele. When I see her, I may kiss Adele.

I would never advocate violence on Trump or anyone.

I nickname my cars. Most of the time, it doesn't make any sense. One of my Benzes I call Justin Bieber. My Maybach is Oprah.

I ain't gon' lie. I got love for Solange. She look sexy to me.

Capital Cities - the rock group - I'm a huge fan of theirs.

I believe everybody got the right to live their own life the way they want to.

Some of my best friends are white.

'Rather You Than Me' just speaks for my natural instinct to survive, but it's also me being a writer, me being a poet - there's also a beautiful side to 'Rather You Than Me.'

I'm extremely happy with 'Maybach Music V.'

When I first came to Def Jam, in '06, all we ever did was win, put up big numbers.