"There's been a long series of Republican infighting over issues that do not affect people's daily lives. I'm 49. I got tired of fighting about whether Charles Darwin was right when I was 14 or 15. I'm not spending the rest of my life on that issue." - Lt. Governor Mark Parkinson, former Chair of the Kansas GOP

"I am the decider, and I decide what is best." - George W. Bush

"Even when they say they're a wide-open party it's, 'If you don't agree with us, you're not one of us.' It was about being able to have some freedom to be an individual rather than just a puppet." - State Representative Cindy Neighbor, former Republican

"Putting up with me requires a lot of patience." - George W. Bush

"Yes, I have been looking at your medical records and I'm pleased to say you're all OK." - Phill Kline, former Attorney General

"I see the Democrats as more willing to compromise on issues in order to come up with more sensible solutions." - Steve Lukert, former Republican

"What the Republicans need is 50 Jack Abramoffs." - Grover Norquist

"Principle is OK up to a certain point, but principle doesn't do any good if you lose." - Dick Cheney