“All of a sudden you have this feeling of clarity. Backcountry snowboarding has really done a lot to boost that feeling in me.”

“You've got to either say you're going to cut taxes and find some spending cuts. I think we ought to reform long-term entitlement spending in the country, but you can't out of one side of your mouth say, 'Yes, we're for tax cuts, we're for spending discipline, and we're for bringing down the debt.'”