"If I can't affect some change in six years, maybe I'm in the wrong place."

"They want the Olympics. We ought to make sure they don't get the Olympics."

"My effectiveness is best placed in solving problems through federal solutions."

"I don't want anybody suspecting I am some sheep and part of the Washington D.C. establishment."

"Some of my friends said, 'You are nuts.' But I think I am right."

"If we win, we'll make history, and I'll serve you on the Agriculture Committee."