"Elections have consequences."
"I hate big government, but I really hate a government that doesn't work. So when 'they say we either have to raise taxes or cut core services,' it's actually a 'false choice.'"
"In education, they say either property taxes have to go up, or we'll have poor education - that's a false choice."
"The unions say 'last hired - first fired,', we say hire and fire based on merit. We want the best and brightest in the classroom."
"Looking at America's history, ordinary people did something extraordinary. Leaders risked their lives for freedoms that we take for granted today. That's what instills confidence. That's us. We will move forward and prosper because that's who we are as Americans."
"We showed that when we say 'Wisconsin is open for business', we mean it."
"One of those promises was to limit the size of government and to have the government serve the people - and not the other way around."
"I promised to empower the taxpayer - instead of a handful of big government union bosses."
"But I don't want massive layoffs of anyone - public or private. We are planning on shrinking government through attrition and reform, not through random pink slips."
"When we win, it will tell every politician in America that if you are bold, if you do the right thing, if you tackle the tough issues, there will be people standing there right with you."
"So why am I facing a recall election? Simple: the big government union bosses from Washington want their money. They don't like the fact that I did something fundamentally pro-worker; something that's truly about freedom."
"Now things have changed for the better. Our reforms end seniority and tenure so we can hire and fire based on merit and pay based on performance. That means we can put the best and the brightest in our classrooms - and we can keep them there."
"I believe that smaller government is better government. But I also believe that in the areas where government does play a legitimate role, we should demand that it is done better."
"We are the ones looking out for the middle class. Who do think pays for the endless expansion of government? Its middle class taxpayers. Our reforms protect middle class taxpayers."
"So let me be clear, Collective bargaining isn't a right, it is an expensive entitlement. Once and for all, we are giving the taxpayers a voice in this debate. We put the power back in the hands of the people."
"We'll look to the fall and if there is a new president and a new Senate that's part of a Congress willing to change, that's the next step."
"We could see the Teamsters coming in from New Jersey, the AFL-CIO from Chicago. You could see all of the people being bused in."
"I have unbelievable support among Republicans."
"A wise governor told me a long time ago, political capital you don't get more of by keeping it. You get it by using it."
"I have not made any plans for the future, and my wife would kill me if I announced anything before that."
"I'd like now and into the future to play a bigger role not only in Wisconsin and the Midwest, but nationally. I'd like to have an impact."
"Certainly political capital-slash-celebrity attention, whatever you want to call it, certainly is part of the reason why I've been reaching out to CEOs. There's a lot of folks who probably would have taken a call from me before but are even more inclined now and are interested in what we're doing because of all the attention."
"And I think Governor Romney has a shot if the 'R' next to his name doesn't just stand for 'Republican,' it stands for 'reformer.'"
"I think in the end the big issue is that the private sector still needs more help. And the answer is not more big government. I know in my state our reforms allowed us to protect firefighters, police officers, and teachers."
"More people on unemployment benefits is not success in America, fewer people on not because we kicked them off but because they have been able to get a job in the private sector, because government got out of the way."