I don’t want to share private conversations, but he was still a 'no' as of yesterday when I spoke to him.

U.S. Rep. Bill Flores, R-Bryan, qualifying to the Tribune his stance that he'll mount a run for Speaker of the House only if 2012 GOP vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan opts not to run

I'd rather be a vegetarian.

U.S. Rep. Mac Thornberry, R-Clarendon, to reporters on whether he is interested in being Speaker of the House

I'm a pistol packin' mama and my husband sues Obama...

Angela Paxton, wife of Attorney General Ken Paxton, in a song she wrote and performed for the Golden Corridor Republican Women's club

I need this proliferation of dildos to offer people a visual representation of what it would be like if we all carried guns. It should look ridiculous to you. That is the point. This is America.

Jessica Jin, a UT-Austin grad who created the #CocksNotGlocks event, which has since gone viral. The event is meant to protest campus carry.

I’m not telling you. Let’s see how good of a reporter you are.

John Claybrook of GovWhiz to an Austin American-Statesman reporter when asked to identify himself. His company that has been taking meetings with state agencies with the help of former Gov. Rick Perry and some of his aides

It is loosely based on my personal experience. It is not an autobiographical tale.

Wendy Davis to The Dallas Morning News on a pilot she is developing for NBC