If you love helping people, and you love trying to bring comfort and peace to their life at a very, very difficult time, you're going to have to look pretty hard to find a profession that gives you more opportunities than the funeral business.

The people of Floridas 2nd Congressional District said, Steve, go up there and fight to change the culture in Washington. Ive taken their instructions very seriously.

Work is life. Work is opportunity.

What is true is that if we do not change the culture of Washington, D.C., the United States of America will cease.

In Washington, if someone disagrees with you, the problem must be your heart - you must be evil.

I'm a team player. But I will say that I've never been a 'yes man' in my life.

I think voters appreciate that I'm not sitting in the back row, waiting for my turn.

I believe that being dependent makes you more vulnerable. I believe work is the greatest gift you will ever receive.

Down where I grew up, able-bodied people do that which we believe God created them to do. Work is a blessing; it's not a curse.

If you love helping people, and you love trying to bring comfort and peace to their life at a very, very difficult time, youre going to have to look pretty hard to find a profession that gives you more opportunities than the funeral business.