I don't think the federal government has a role in your children's education. - Rick Perry

From time to time there are going to be things that occur that are acts of God that cannot be prevented.

How old do I think the earth is? You know what? I don't have any idea. I know it's pretty old, so it goes back a long, long way. I'm not sure anybody actually knows completely and absolutely how long, how old the earth is. I hear your mom was asking about evolution. You know, it's a theory that's out there. It's got some gaps in it, but in Texas we teach both creationism and evolution in our public schools, because I figured you're smart enough to figure out which one is right.

Texans would be without electricity for longer than three days to keep the federal government out of their business.