SARAH PALIN

Common sense tells us that the government's attempts to solve large problems more often create new ones. Common sense also tells us that a top-down, one-size-fits-all plan will not improve the workings of a nationwide health-care system that accounts for one-sixth of our economy.

My fellow citizens, the American Presidency is not supposed to be a journey of personal discovery.

I'm just one of many moms who will say an extra prayer each night for our sons and daughters going into harm's way.

Well, I'm not a member of the permanent political establishment, and I've learned quickly these last few days that if you're not a member in good standing of the Washington elite, then some in the media consider a candidate unqualified for that reason alone.

The challenge is not to replace Obama but with who. It's not enough to just change up the uniform, if we don't change the team and the game plan, we won't save our country.

I guess a small-town mayor is sort of like a community organizer, except that you have actual responsibilities.

When oil and gas prices went up dramatically and filled up the state treasury, I sent a large share of that revenue back where it belonged - directly to the people of Alaska.

A changing environment will affect Alaska more than any other state, because of our location. I'm not one though who would attribute it to being man-made.

We need independents, we need the GOP, we need Reagan Democrats.

I think President Obama is trying to deceive the public in pretending that he was not a part of Congress that has made some decisions in the past that got us to where we are today.

I came to office promising major ethics reform to end the culture of self-dealing. And today, that ethics reform is a law. While I was at it, I got rid of a few things in the governor's office that I didn't believe our citizens should have to pay for. That luxury jet was over-the-top. I put it on eBay.

When we talk about fighting for our country, we're talking about our vote, our vote is our arms.

In America, we believe that competition strengthens us.

The lesson of the last year is this: foreign policy can't be managed through the politics of personality, and our President would do well to take note of an observation John F. Kennedy made once he was in office - that all of the world's problems aren't his predecessor's fault.

People have a constitutional right to burn a Koran if they want to, but doing so is insensitive and an unnecessary provocation - much like building a mosque at Ground Zero.

We eat, therefore we hunt.

In politics there are some candidates who use change to promote their careers, and then there are those like John McCain who use their careers to promote change.

America's finest - our men and women in uniform, are a force for good throughout the world, and that is nothing to apologize for.

New terms used like, 'overseas contingency operation' instead of the word 'war' - that reflects a worldview that is out of touch with the enemy that we face. We can't spin our way out of this threat.

The Republican Party would be really smart to absorb as much of the Tea Party movement as possible.

We tend to prefer candidates that don't talk about us one way in Scranton and another way in San Francisco.

For a season, a gifted speaker can inspire with his words, but for a lifetime John McCain has inspired with his deeds.

We need a foreign policy that distinguishes America's friends from her enemies, and recognizes the true threats that we face.

The fact that drilling won't solve every problem is no excuse to do nothing at all.

We say keep your change, we'll keep our God, our guns, our constitution.