Only by taking responsibility for oneself, to the greatest extent possible, can one ever be free, and only a free person can make responsible choices - between right and wrong, saving and spending, giving or taking.

Everyone is equal. Everyone has a place. No one is written off, because there is worth and goodness in every life... That is the Republican ideal. And if we won't defend it, who will?

We don't want to turn the safety net into a hammock that lulls able-bodied people into complacency and dependence.

If we don't make tough decisions today our children are going to have to make much, much tougher decisions tomorrow.

A free economy and strong communities honor the dignity of every person, rewarding effort with justice, promoting upward mobility, and building solidarity among citizens.

Behind every small business, there's a story worth knowing. All the corner shops in our towns and cities, the restaurants, cleaners, gyms, hair salons, hardware stores - these didn't come out of nowhere.

Every successful individual knows that his or her achievement depends on a community of persons working together.

I will continue to ask the president and his subordinates to work with Congress rather than against it.

Increased spending, all these favors that we got to do for people - it's got to stop.

I said what I was going to do. I'm going to do it. And if I deliver on that, my reelection will be just fine.

We have to learn to do more with less.

America's angry. America's scared. They want security from their country.

We need immigration reform, but we need open-air, smaller bills that are germane to an issue and have an open discussion with the American people.

We have farmers in southwestern Yuma, so immigration - they wanted to talk to us about it.

We were sent here to hold government accountable.

When it comes to politics, it's nice to be mired with Sarah Palin. But I'm Paul Gosar. I'm my own person.

When you have over 500 million dollars in questionable contributions, shouldn't that start to alert people?

Shockingly, the Government Accountability Institute has reported that the 2008 and 2012 Obama campaigns received questionable contributions of more than $500 million as a result of poor disclosure requirements.

You're not going to find me cringe from my record.

I have been relentless in my pursuit to hold Eric Holder accountable for his actions and will not rest until the door officially hits him on his way out.

Our country needs more bold, conservative leaders that will actually do what they promised to do prior to coming to Washington D.C.

I refuse to go along with the status quo of more wasteful federal spending, and I refuse to let the Obama Administration continue to force their misguided ideology through regulatory overreach.

Water's about everything. And when the federal government controls water, it controls everything - that's the problem.

We do not need $1 allowed for the president to enact amnesty.