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" I would describe myself as a 'total conservative, a conscientious one.' "
Mike Huckabee
Myself
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" I want to say with the utmost of sincerity, not as a Republican, but as an American, that I have great respect for Senator Obama's historic achievement to become his party's nominee, not because of his color, but with indifference to it. "
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" I did every diet: Atkins. Cabbage-soup diet. Dean Ornish. But I couldn't live the rest of my life like a rabbit. "
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" A political race today, even a primary, is $150 million. The whole political system has become obscene in terms of the absurd amount of money that is required to compete. Just put it on ESPN and call it a sporting event. "
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" Prayer reminds me it's not just about me. It's about all the people with whom I share this planet, and all of whom God has created, and all of whom he cares just as much about as he cares about me. "
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" Politics has become unbelievably and unfortunately way too much about how much money is involved rather than what kind of ideas are involved. "
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" Prayer's important, not just as some kind of a metaphysical exercise, but I think it's a way to refresh one's own mind and motive. If you're praying, you're really looking beyond your own personal thoughts and the pressures that are around you. "
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" Christian conservatives care about their families eating. They're concerned about energy independence. They're concerned about functional government. "
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" I'm in this wonderful place of life, where everything I'm doing is something I do because I enjoy it. "
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Everything
Doing
" I have a little pocket Bible that I have with me all the time in my briefcase, and so usually in the mornings, sometimes on the campaign bus or plane, I always try to catch some time to do that regularly. "
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Bible
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" I'm still one who says that we can get rid of the Internal Revenue Service if we would pass the fair tax, which is a tax on consumption rather than a tax on people's income, and move power back where the founders believed it should have been all along. "
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People
Power
" Do you realize that if we could increase just by 50 percent the number of adults who have a college degree, it would add $5 billion to the economy and it would result in a net income to the state of Arkansas of $340 million a year? "
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You
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" I support workplace clean air. But a federal ban on smoking would mean that you couldn't smoke in your own home. I don't care what people do in their home. "
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Home
Support
Care
" I find it unnecessary, useless and frankly a bit unnecessary to get into all sorts of debates over President Obama's religion or the authenticity of his birth. I know for some people that it is an obsession. It is not with me. "
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Religion
Me
Know
" You know, in my hometown of Hope, Arkansas, the three sacred heroes were Jesus, Elvis, and FDR, not necessarily in that order. "
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You
Three
" Inside every human being there are treasures to unlock. "
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Human Being
Being There
Inside
" The fact is, my friends, most Americans don't want more government. They want less government. "
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More
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" I've always suggested if you can't stand the sight of your own blood, don't run for office. "
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Sight
You
Stand
" A Republican in my state of Arkansas feels about as out of place as Michael Vick at the West Minister dog show. "
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Out
Republican
Show
" I hurt my knee, and that messed up my running, and boy did that ever just have a cascade effect. I've gained about thirty pounds that my doctors have screamed at me about. I've got to get that off, and I know that. "
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Boy
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" A lot of people really like Jeb Bush. I'm one of them. I think Jeb Bush is a great guy. He was a terrific governor in Florida. He's smart. He's articulate. So I can certainly understand why people would him an attractive candidate. "
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Understand
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" All of my children are ideologically and politically in sync with me, they all have authentic Christian faith. It's something I'm very grateful for. "
Mike Huckabee
Children
Grateful
Me
" As a governor, I've signed virtually every kind of pro-life legislation that we can sign under existing federal law, none of which have been harsh or punitive, but I think they've been important to really point out a pro-life culture in Arkansas. That's, for me, a good thing. "
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" Your vote can't be separated from your faith. "
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" I'm not against gifts that entertain, but I really believe that some of the most valuable gifts that we can give are the things that help us to develop a skill and be entertaining. "
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" I've never, ever tasted beer. "
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" So when we're really addressing issues like poverty, you can't do that without addressing the real driver of some of those, which is stable homes, families. So that's why to me those issues are important. They're not frivolous. They're critical economic issues. "
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" If I had quietly retired as governor in 2007 and went into banking or something of that nature, I would have been, at most, a footnote in the story and probably never mentioned. "
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Banking
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Never
" The health care system is really designed to reward you for being unhealthy. If you are a healthy person and work hard to be healthy, there are no benefits. "
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Work Hard
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" I treat my wife very differently than I treat my chums and my pals. I wouldn't worry about calling them on Valentine's Day, opening the door for them, or making sure they were OK. "
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" No one is more important to the future of our state than our teachers. "
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