Mike Lee quotes:

The American people want a balanced budget. They want Congress to stop this barbaric practice of perpetual deficit spending. It really, if you think about it, is a form of taxation without representation. We fought a war over that issue and we won that war.

My political views have since I was a kid someway or another reflected the concerns of Tea Party movement.

The Tea Party has an important voice in the country and now they have a voice in the U.S. Senate.

The Tea Party movement as I perceive it is all about recognizing the difference between state and federal powers. And that there are limits to federal power that need to be respected.

I would vote against raising the national debt ceiling. Again, this is about mortgaging the future of unborn generations of Americans. It's a form of taxation without representation. I don't think we can do that.

I think declaring a no fly zone over foreign soil is tantamount to an act of war.

It is simply science fiction fantasy to say that, if you do not raise the debt ceiling, that everything is going to collapse.

NYC, You Inspire Me to never stop exploring the endless possibilities of food.

The USA Freedom Act does not propose that we abandon any and all efforts to analyze telephone data, what we're talking about here is a program that currently contemplates the collection of all data just as a routine matter and the aggregation of all that data in one database. That causes concerns for a lot of people... There's a lot of potential for abuse.

Congress constitutionally lacks general police powers.

I'm nobody's deputy. I am who I am. I'm my own person.

I don't want a government shutdown. I don't think anyone does.

If you're crossing an ocean for NSConference, there's a good chance you're stopping in Amsterdam. Come a week early and check out Mdevcon. It's a great scene, and the perfect warmup, but it's also worth it just to see the most beautiful venue in the most livable city in the world. You can even attend some Appsterdam events while you're in town. ;)

Yes. That's exactly what I'm saying and I've been saying this for six months.

Limited government must come politically, not judicially.

You can never be too old or too young to be attracted to someone. I still remember my first crush back in grade school.

When you have a country that's been accustomed to government spending at a certain level, it is really hard to ratchet it back.

Whether it's a penalty or a tax, it's all one in the same. It's coming out of somebody's hard-earned money in their pocketbooks and that's the point. So in some ways, to me, it's a distinction without a difference.

You know, in a business, you have to operate on the basis of voluntary investment by individuals in a cause. With government, there is no voluntary effort to invest capital. It's just taken and invested. And the same accountability is not at play. The same natural forces in the economy are not at play.

If you are planning a visit to Europe, you're probably thinking about Berlin, but if you've never been to Berlin, you're actually thinking about Warsaw. If you have been to Berlin, you'll feel you've gone back in time 10 years. Either way, there's no travel like business travel, and there's no better excuse to visit Warsaw than MCE. Be sure to visit the museum of the Warsaw resistance while you're there to learn some things about World War 2 they left out of your textbook.

I think I was about 30 before I realized that not every family talks about the presentment clause on a regular basis.

If you're in Australia and you're into technology, Yow! is a no-brainer, but I am going to sing their praises anyway. I've never been so humbled to meet another speaker, or so honored to be in the presence of an conference organizer, as I have been with Yow! It's not just impressive. It's a reason to go to Australia.

Reforms to our complex and dysfunctional immigration system should not in any way favor those who came here illegally over the millions of applicants who seek to come here lawfully ... Additionally, the framework carves out a special exception for agricultural workers that has little justification. Maintaining the safety of America's food supply is an important goal, but it is unclear why immigrants in this sector should achieve special status over skilled workers in industries equally important to the American economy.

That's why we have senators and members of congress from every state. That's why we have elections. Because the people speak and there are different viewpoints out there. It doesn't mean just because we're members of one party or another, doesn't mean that we behave monolithically. It means that we will express our view points.

The conservative candidate who ignores moderates is as misguided as the moderate candidate who ignores conservatives.

The theory behind AltConf is simple: it's worth being in town for WWDC, even if you don't have tickets, and if you're already there, you might as well go to the conference next door. The reality of what AltConf has become is an important addition to the very controlled stream of information Apple provides. Some of the industry's best speakers don't work at Apple, and some of the industry's most important topics aren't being discussed by Hair Force One.

The trend of offering individualized education plans, curricula, and lessons is going to help students tremendously. "Teaching to the middle" is one of the saddest concepts I've ever heard about.

These guidelines contemplate a policy that will grant special benefits to illegal immigrants based on their unlawful presence in the country.

We can't legislate the creation of jobs, but we can legislate things that will allow jobs to be created.

We ought to have more people who believe in constitutionall y limited government. We have to have more people come to Congress with that mindset. I think we can make this a better place, if, when elections happen, we support candidates who share that philosophy.

When you have less revenue coming in the door, you have more money going out the door. You have to find ways of trimming.

You can't call 360|iDev the most important indie conference in the world, because it shares that title with NSConference, and you're not seeing the whole world of Apple unless you go to both. Everybody love NSConference, but I think what's most amazing is that the organizers have been expanding and evolving the production every year, yet it somehow keeps getting better.

I want to be one that is willing to do things that are not easy but that need to be done.