Paul Ryan

I think it it's possible, but this isn't, look, don't say this is about me. This is about we the Republican Party, we the conservatives who want a standard bearer who's going to represent all of the full spectrum of conservatism and unify…

We want somebody who takes these conservative principles, applies into the problems and offer solutions to the country that a vast majority of Americans can vote for that they want to be enthusiastic about.

The way I look at this, Jake is, it's time to go from tapping into anger to channeling that anger in solutions.

I do not want nor will I accept the nomination for our party.

This is more likely to become an open convention than we thought before. So we're getting our mind around the idea that this could become a reality.

First, we need to move from an opposition party to being a proposition party.

People care about results. Results that are measurable, results that are meaningful.

This is not about the title, it's about the cause. I am a cause guy.

The idea that the role of the federal government is not for facilitate dependency, but to create an environment of opportunity for everyone.

It is our duty to serve the people the way they deserve to be served.

We have become the problem. If my colleagues entrust me to be the speaker, I want us to become the solution.

I think that we are still an exceptional country with exceptional people, and a republic clearly worth fighting for.

My greatest worry is the consequence of not stepping up, of someday having my own kids ask me, when the stakes were so high, why didn't you do all you could do?

This is a pattern of abuse, a pattern of behavior that is not giving us any confidence that says agencies is being impartial. I don't believe you. This is incredible.

You asked taxpayers to hang on to seven years of their personal tax information in case they are ever audited and you can't keep six months' worth of employee e-mails.

So just to understand this, it's not that employers are laying people off, it's that people aren't working in the workforce, aren't supplying labour to the equivalent of 2.5 million jobs in 2024, and as a result that lower workforce…

It's up to us to make this divided government work.

It is true. Yes. The polling we had, the numbers we were looking at looked like we stood a pretty good chance of winning, and so when the numbers came in going the other direction, when we saw the kind of turnout that was occurring in…

I don't think so because they also re-elected the House Republicans, so whether people intended or not, we've got divided government.

That is the kind of leadership we need right now: common sense leadership, get things done, stop blaming people and don't try to transform this country into something it was never intended to be.

You can cut tax rates by 20 percent and still preserve these important preferences for middle-class taxpayers. It is mathematically possible.

America is a place where, if you work hard and play by the rules, you can get ahead.

America is a place where if you work hard and play by the rules, you can get ahead.

We need to change presidents so we need to elect Mitt Romney, the next president of the United States.

We need to change presidents and we need to elect Mitt Romney the next president of the United States.