Quotes from Mike Huckabee

Arkansas is a state where politics is retail.

We have deep roots in Arkansas, and I'll always be a Razorback.

The Bible, however, was not created to be amended and altered with each passing culture.

Things that have happened with Enron and companies like that, where they've squandered their employees' pension funds, I think it has brought a new level of anxiety. People don't feel like they can trust their employer.

I was a timid little guy when I was a kid. I used humor as a defense; I became the class clown. But deep inside, I felt real vulnerable.

One of the reasons that Social Security is in so much trouble is that the only funding stream comes from people who get a wage. The people who get wages is declining dramatically. Most of the income in this country is made by people at the top who get dividends and - and capital gains.

Pray a little more, work a little harder, save, wait, be patient and, most of all, live within our means. That's the American way. It's not spending ourselves into prosperity or taxing ourselves into prosperity.

I've always suggested if you can't stand the sight of your own blood, don't run for office.

The problem is we have a Wall Street-to-Washington access of power that has controlled the political climate. The donor class feeds the political class who does the dance that the donor class wants. And the result is federal government keeps getting bigger.

The money paid at consumption is paid by everybody, including illegals, prostitutes, pimps, drug dealers.

We've had a Congress that's spent money like John Edwards at a beauty shop.

I'm a strong advocate for music. I think guitars are wonderful.

If I had quietly retired as governor in 2007 and went into banking or something of that nature, I would have been, at most, a footnote in the story and probably never mentioned.

Politics has become unbelievably and unfortunately way too much about how much money is involved rather than what kind of ideas are involved.

Prayer reminds me it's not just about me. It's about all the people with whom I share this planet, and all of whom God has created, and all of whom he cares just as much about as he cares about me.

When someone points a gun at your head and loads it, by God, you ought to take them seriously.

Five people in robes said they are bigger than the voters of California and Congress combined. And bigger than God. May He forgive us all.

People of faith feel responsible for God's world.

American Psalms challenges Christian patriots to put aside personal agendas, prejudices and partisanship, and pray for our leaders as God commands.

We are a nation of faith, and we are stewards of God's world.

Christian conservatives care about their families eating. They're concerned about energy independence. They're concerned about functional government.

If the government can't track illegals, then let's outsource the job to UPS or FedEx.

Now, have I ever been tempted to break into a Krispy Kreme doughnut store in the middle of the night? Oh, yeah. God help us if I had a mini-bar stocked with cheesecake and chicken-fried steak.

First governor in Arkansas history to ever lower taxes.