Faced with a deep recession, some say the answer is to expand the role of government.

I don't look at polls.

I can't imagine anybody not wanting to make sure that noncitizens don't dilute legitimate U.S. citizens' vote.

I grew up in the Methodist church. My wife grew up in the Baptist church. And wives get everything they want. So we got married in the Baptist church.

The pollsters and pundits will keep trying to read voters' minds.

I'm never going to become an expert on how you get delegates. I think what you've got to do is follow the will of voters.

If poor people are spending their own money, it is amazing how fast they will figure out how to keep a lid on medical bills.

I believe in the traditional American family, and I will do everything that I can to promote, you know, families.

There's a book out called 'How Money Walks' written by Travis Brown. He's followed annual adjusted gross income from 1992 to 2011. Approximately $100 billion has moved to Florida from all over the country. Number two is Arizona. Where does it come from? It's come from New York; it's come from New Jersey; and it's come from California.

In Florida, Medicaid is the fastest-growing part of our state budget - hands down. It is increasing at more than 3.5 times the rate of our general revenue.

Everybody handles protesters differently.

Do you want to use your tax dollars to educate more people who can't get jobs? I want to make sure that we spend our money where people can get jobs when they get out.

Shipping by water is cheaper than by rail, which is cheaper than by truck.

By raising the minimum wage in California, 700,000 people are going to lose their jobs. There are a lot of opportunities for companies to prosper in Florida and compete here, and that's what I'm going after.

I need a partner in D.C. that cares about jobs.

You've got to be known for what you're running on, what principles.

Somebody's going to have to stand up to ISIS. It is a threat. When we have Americans beheaded, when we have people posing as refugees and become terrorists as in France, this is a scary time in the world.

My mom never went to college, but for her own children, getting a great education was not an option.

It's time for an end to the Republican-on-Republican violence.

The Miccosukee facility in Miami only offers bingo, poker, and video gambling machines. Because it does not have slot machines or table games, the Miccosukee tribe doesn't need an agreement with the state. The Miccosukees only answer to the federal government.

Florida is not going to implement Obamacare. We are not going to expand Medicaid, and we're not going to implement exchanges.

Every business has to figure out how to make itself more efficient. They've got to use technology. They've got to use the Internet, things like that. We can do the same thing with our state colleges.

Here in Florida, we know plenty about the Castro brothers, and we hear stories of their ruthless and violent rule far too often. It is shameful that we would grant them any shred of legitimacy.

Ben Carson's either the angriest person in the world or the calmest.