I can assure you that there is nothing in my life that will embarrass you if you decide to support me for president.

Rick Perry to a group of social and religious conservatives, according to a participant who spoke on condition of anonymity.

I have spent most of my life outside of politics, dealing with real problems in the real economy. Career politicians got us into this mess, and they simply don’t know how to get us out.

Mitt Romney on Tuesday at the Veterans of Foreign Wars national convention in San Antonio

Even though we had that little debate about the coverage and all, we really get a lot of coverage. I actually have never complained about it.

U.S. Rep. Ron Paul to The Des Moines Register

Well, I think it is great to have people come into the race. And of course this is natural when you have a new candidate come in, that sucks a lot of oxygen out of the room, and of course the numbers do deviate. But we are very comfortable with where we are.

U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann, who has slipped in polls since Rick Perry entered the race, to Fox News 

[T]he Act compels physicians to advance an ideological agenda with which they may not agree, regardless of any medical necessity, and irrespective of whether the pregnant women wish to listen.

U.S. District Judge Sam Sparks, in a ruling ordering the state not to enforce its new abortion sonogram law

As I have indicated throughout this process, we are seeking to generate greater visibility nationwide for Texas A&M and our championship-caliber student-athletes, as well as secure the necessary and stable financial resources to support our athletic and academic programs.

Texas A&M University President R. Bowen Loftin explaining the school's desire to leave the conference in a letter to Big 12 Conference Commissioner Dan Beebe

Maybe we need to do a better job of telling others that El Paso is a safe city, but we'll always be tied to Juárez. We live next door to a dangerous city, and we can't cover that up with an image-enhancing campaign.

El Paso City Rep. Susie Byrd, on the city government's reconsideration of its "sister city" relationship with Ciudad Juárez, in the El Paso Times