In a divided government, you can't just say, 'It's my way or the highway.'

I had the chance to be governor for eight years and I took a year to transition out and a year to transition in, so that's a decade of my life where I pursued my own ambitions and I thought it was time to rearrange my life to focus on other things.

The GOP should be the GSP: the Grand Solutions Party. It should be about solutions, not talking points.

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

Candidates are making lasting impressions on voters, not just primary voters, in how they campaign.

Immigration is a gateway basically. It's a check-off point for Latino voters.

The Common Core State Standards are more rigorous standards than the great majority of states had in place previously.

You tell me which society is going to be the winner in this 21st Century: One that worries about how we feel or the one that worries about making sure that the next generation has the capacity to eat everybody's lunch.

It's important to build trust if you're trying to deal with big things. Big issues require everybody to get outside their comfort zone, and people are more willing to do so if they believe that their partner is sincere in their efforts. And the only way you can do that is to engage them on a personal level.

We awoke one morning in September, and the world lurched on its axis.

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.

Our economy grew at double the rate of the nation. We created 1.3 million jobs. We led the nation seven out of those eight years. We were only one of two states that went to AAA bond rating. I cut taxes, $19 billion. If you do that and apply conservative principles the right way, you create an environment where everybody rises up.

There are people who believe in expanding the welfare state across the spectrum of races and ethnicities and creeds.

Imagine Texas as a blue state: how hard it would be to carry the presidency or gain control of the Senate.

Our children can achieve great things when we set high expectations for them.

States are free to modify the Common Core State Standards or adopt their own individual standards, because academic standards are the prerogative of the states.

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

Traditional marriage is what should be sanctioned.

I think life is precious from beginning to end.

Being against other people's policies eventually puts you in a downward spiral. It's fine to be principled and oppose views that you don't agree with, but you also have to have an alternative.

Way too many people believe Republicans are anti-immigrant, anti-woman, anti-science, anti-gay, anti-worker.

I'd be wary of simple solutions to complex problems.

I released 34 years of tax returns and 300,000 e-mails in my government record. To get the information from Hillary Clinton, you need to get a subpoena from the FBI.

I try to have my voice be heard, but not on a regular basis on TV.

Barack Obama became president, and he abandoned Iraq. He left, and when he left Al Qaida was done for. ISIS was created because of the void that we left, and that void now exists as a caliphate the size of Indiana.

I'm happy to be helping people that are passionate about empowering parents for student learning.

I have a blessed life in so many ways.

As governor, I saw the link between economic prosperity and the ability to acquire knowledge.

I'm a conservative - a practicing one. I'm not a talk-about-it one.

I will support the Republican nominee.

I believe that the great majority of people coming here illegally have no other option. They want to provide for their family. But we need to control our border.

I think it was hard at first for my dad to transition to being immobile.

Immigrants are more fertile.

It's a volatile time.

I loved being governor. It was a blast. Eight years was enough. But it was certainly one of the greatest thrills in my life to be able to serve the people of Florida. I miss that from time to time.

I have a blessed life.

I support high academic standards. Period.

I do a lot of traveling overseas.

I think the voters can make up their own minds.

We have a wealth of talent in the Republican Party.

I never felt comfortable with making political decisions based on whether, you know, it was the right thing to do in terms of a poll.

If I decide to run for office again, it will be based on what I believe, and it will be based on my record. And that record was one of solving problems completely from a conservative prospective.

Who among us has never looked up into the heavens on a starlit night, lost in wonder at the vastness of space and the beauty of the stars?

There's a whole lot of America that looks at each other and says, 'Well, there's 340 million people living in America. Isn't there somebody other than a Bush or a Clinton who can be president in these modern times?'

I'm comfortable with the life I have.

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'.

We've created rules and taxes on top of every aspiration of people, and the net result is we're not growing fast, income is not growing.

I would say national security is work in progress.

Florida has its own rhythm, too. People go to work, they watch their children learn and grow and start families of their own. They play in the sun and pass their lives enjoying the outsized blessings that make our state unique.

I don't miss politics.