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" What you really want to do is sit down and find a place that you can control government spending and raise more revenue. "

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" I believe the Constitution matters: that it's not just a few pieces of paper. "

" My belief is you have one chance to make a first impression. "

" It's not easy for the average family to ensure that their child receives a quality education. And the federal government is not making it any easier. "

" Many times, we spend so much time on policy, but we don't explain how the policy affects and makes the heart even grow bigger. And I think that's a place that we have to look inside. "

" For restaurants that have a minimum gratuity charge on large groups, the IRS will now count those tips as regular wages rather than traditional tips that we are all familiar with when we dine out. Ask any server, and they will tell you that this will directly affect their day-to-day lifestyle. "

" I will tell you that the special relationship that America has with the Israeli people transcends any of the politics. "

" The whip's office is almost more educational - educating members on the bill itself, listening to members ahead of time. "

" We can't be afraid to call the enemy what it is: Radical Islamic terrorism. "

" The thing that we tell - that I tell - members is, 'Vote your district. Vote your conscience; just don't surprise us.' "

" Every sandwich I sold, the city got more sales tax, the state got more. But they came in and they would want to give me a ticket because I have a sign outside trying to get more business, right? "

" We know the Constitution gives the purse strings to the House. "

" Despite support from a majority of Americans, a majority of the House of Representatives, and a majority of the Senate, Keystone XL is stuck - stalled by special-interest politics. "

" In addition to billions in new 'stimulus' spending that our country can't afford, the Geithner plan also contains billions in tax increases on small and family-owned businesses while protecting the tax preferences of wealthy, multinational corporations. "

" There's a staircase on the first floor of the Capitol that I walk every day. It's made of marble, and as you walk those steps, you think of those who've walked before you. You think of the challenges that the country's faced. "

" We are committed to doing trade, tax reform, infrastructure. All we need is someone that wants to work with us. "

" I'm on record saying nothing about immigration until we secure the borders. The borders are not secure. "

" The only way that I can do better than someone else, maybe they're better at something else, but they'll never beat me at work. "

" I think there are changes in the environment. There are a lot of items to contribute to it. "

" Keystone will deliver 830,000 barrels of oil per day from Canada, North Dakota, and Montana to Gulf Coast refineries. "

" Many times, the Senate talks of things and never gets anything through. "

" It's the old Washington fiscal game of Jenga. You try to build as much debt as you can take, as much tax as you can take, until you topple the entire economy. "

" How we fund transportation in this country is broken. You all pay a gasoline tax, right? Well, cars go farther, we get electric cars, and so on. And then we do more with the money than just build roads. We do bike lanes and mass transit. "

" I believe you can work with anybody. "

" If you're in the minority, every advantage is against you, right? So the only advantage you have against the majority is they're too lazy to know their own rules, right? So it's like a game of poker. "

" We pledge to you that we will create jobs. End economic uncertainty and make America more competitive. We will cut Washington wasteful spending and reduce the size of government. And we will reform Congress and restore your trust in government. "

" The edge of a black hole, the event horizon, is a boundary that marks the point of no return. Once an object crosses the event horizon, it cannot escape and will be ripped to pieces, atom by atom. "

" Too many people in Washington care about power institutions, not caring about changing the lives of everyday Americans. "

" I think it's undignified if you don't do your job. "

" America needs education reform on all levels to expand quality schools, build on past successes, and lower college debt. "

" For years now, long before I became House majority leader, I have been passionate about foreign affairs because I believe that anyone who leads in Washington must appreciate the significance of America's role in providing for global security and prosperity. "