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" As governor, part of my job is to tell people things they don't like to hear. "

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" I know that many students take personal responsibility for their education and succeed as a result. I want them to know they are not alone - that Nevada's system can and will support them. "

" People have their constitutional right to contribute to a campaign and if they have discretionary money that they want to contribute to a candidate, whether a Republican or a Democrat, they should be able to do so. "

" My children don't look Hispanic. "

" It's not how much you spend, it's how you spend it. We have been putting a lot of money into education in the state of Nevada, and it's gotten us to 50th in the country in graduation rates. We needed more accountability in our system. "

" We must remind Americans that the promise of opportunity remains unbroken - that every person in this great nation can succeed through hard work, courage and personal responsibility. "

" We have overcome economic devastation, defeated mighty oppressors, and lifted up generation after generation of Americans. We can - and we will - do it again. For that is our birthright as members of the American family - white, black, Hispanic, Asian, immigrant, or descendant of the Founding Fathers themselves. "

" I worked my way through law school. "

" I do not support driver's licenses for undocumented immigrants. "

" Fiscally, I'm very conservative... others say that I'm socially moderate. As a former judge, I listen to all the facts, and I make a decision as to what I believe is in the best interest of the state. "

" My father was one of ten children. "

" I don't think it's any secret I've never been an advocate for the Affordable Care Act. "

" Nevada is a little different than most states. We only meet every other year in the legislature. So it's very important to have good relationships on both sides of the aisle... I have to have those relationships. "

" In 1984, Nevada Senator Paul Laxalt gave me the opportunity of a lifetime to serve as a legislative intern in his office in Washington, D.C. Coming from humble beginnings, the experience changed my life and charted me on a path of public service. "

" I'm a strong supporter of states' rights to do what they need. "

" I was elected to solve problems, and I don't think it's conservative to have bad roads; I don't think it's conservative to have bad schools. I don't think it's conservative to have to go through budget crises every two years. So I'm taking the difficult issues straight on. That's what I was elected to do. "

" When you talk about a 'broad-based business tax,' that's a pretty broad term. I don't know what that means. But it's not something I would be supportive of. "

" Racial profiling is illegal, and I do not support it. "

" Fiscally I'm very conservative... others say that I'm socially moderate. "

" Unemployment, foreclosures, bankruptcy - the cure is not more government spending, but helping businesses create jobs. "

" Nevada was hit hardest by the recession - highest unemployment, highest foreclosure rate, highest bankruptcy rate. "

" My first job was cleaning sheep pens. "

" Dad worked his entire career as an aviation technician. Mom was a legal secretary who became a teacher. We lived a simple American life. "

" I am proud of my heritage and my family. "