Compromise is not a dirty word if it moves Texas forward.

Gov. Rick Perry, including a call for bipartisanship in his farewell speech Thursday afternoon to the Legislature

Their scorecard is the only one that matters.

House Speaker Joe Straus, in remarks to his members after wining re-election, saying he would listen to the voters and not to advocacy groups' legislative scorecards

I greatly appreciate the free publicity for the Texas Scorecard on #txlege House floor today!

Empower Texans' Michael Quinn Sullivan making lemonade from lemons via Twitter after the speaker vote on Tuesday

I don't smoke, but I don't want the government telling me what I can do in my office.

State Rep. Harold Dutton, D-Houston, arguing on the House floor against a proposed ban on smoking in members' offices. The rule change ended up being withdrawn before a vote was taken.

The bright lights that have been pretty dim in the Senate are going to be on for what’s happening. ... We are on the road to be throwing conservative legislation over the transom to the House to the point they can’t kill (every bill).

Freshman state Sen. Bob Hall, R-Edgewood, suggesting at a Monday rally for insurgent speaker candidate Scott Turner that it's up to the Senate to push a conservative agenda this session