“I want every American to know that I am taking inflation very seriously and it is my top domestic priority”

“If we got out of Washington, D. C., if we went to the American people and said what are your top priorities--we actually have. We don't have to hypothesize about that. The American people over and over again say jobs and the economy are their top priorities. The American people want ObamaCare stopped because it is not working, it is killing jobs, it is pushing people into part-time work. Yet this Senate has not been listening to the American people. We need to make D. C. listen.”

“I am at a place in my life where peace is my priority and negativity cannot exist.”

“My top priority is for people to understand that they have the power to change things themselves.”

“I don’t know if I wanted to top myself or if I just wanted someone to hug me.”

“I am my own muse. I am the subject I know best. The subject I want to better.”

“What I want you to take seriously is what we have to do for the youth.”

“As a Negro American, I want to be free. I want equal opportunities, equal rights; I want to be accorded the same dignity as a human being and the same status as a citizen as any other American. This is my constitutional right. I want first-class, unconditional citizenship. I want it, and am entitled to it, now.”

“I have seen several ups and downs in my life. I have seen several detractors in my life. Why should I bother about that? In my 40 years in politics I have passed through such events and I don't want to take these things seriously. I will take things philosophically.”

“I will put a high priority on detecting and responding to terrorism on our soil. The federal government must take this threat seriously – working closely with researchers and industry to increase surveillance and develop treatments for chemical and biological agents.”