Carly Fiorina on Principles & Values Republican primary challenger and former CEO

We need a president NOT from professional political class

FIORINA: You know, we have a professional, political class of both parties. We have been talking about the same issues for election cycle after election cycle. Yeah, government is big and out of control, and the only way to get it under control is to ask the federal government to budget the way you do, to examine every dollar. The fancy word for that is zero-base budgeting. I call it common sense. That 3-page tax code I talk about all the time? It's been around for 20 years. But nobody wants to vote on a three-page tax code or zero-base budgeting, because if you get those two things done, you are goring everybody's ox.

Gov. Jim GILMORE: I disagree with Carly when she says that it's just a political class in Washington. The truth is that the country has changed. And there are powerful forces at this point that are really controlling our lives. And that's why people are so angry.

People care about issues, not GOP internal affairs

A: I have done over 150 events in Iowa. Now, by the way, Someone asked me, what's the biggest surprise to you on the campaign trail? I will tell you what the biggest surprise is: the chasm between what the national media talks about and what the people of Iowa talk about. The people of Iowa never ask me about a crisis in the GOP, they never ask me about the polls. They never ask me about the other candidates.

Hillary should be prosecuted; not be president

Come help me take our country back

It's time to take our country back

I will not sit down and be quiet

Take back government and restore security and prosperity

Nothing has changed despite decades of discussion

Look to Lady Liberty and Lady Justice

I started as a secretary and became CEO

FIORINA: Well, I would begin by reminding people that at this point in previous presidential elections, Jimmy Carter couldn't win, Ronald Reagan couldn't win, Bill Clinton couldn't win, and neither could've Barack Obama. I started as a secretary and became ultimately the chief executive of the largest technology company in the world, almost $90 billion in over 150 countries. I know personally how extraordinary and unique this nation is.

Most importantly, I think I understand leadership, which sometimes requires a tough call in a tough time. But mostly, the highest calling of leadership is to challenge the status-quo and unlock the potential of others. We need a leader who will lead the resurgence of this great nation and unlock its potential once again.

Conservatives see people as gifted by God;progressives don't

Progressives don't believe that. They believe some are smarter than others, some are better than others, so some are going to need to take care of others.

That is the fight we have to have, and we have to undo a whole set of things that President Obama has done that get at the heart of his disrespect and disregard for too many Americans.

Started "Unlock Your Potential PAC" in 2014

Fiorina started Unlock Your Potential PAC in 2014 to help the GOP better appeal to women voters. The group spent $512,394 in Senate races last cycle. She'll no doubt be discussing this effort on a CPAC panel called "Lies Told to You by Liberals" and "Countering the 'War on Women' Lie."

I'll work across the aisle, including with Sen. Feinstein

"California jobs gone and Barbara Boxer plays politics," the ad's narrator says as unemployment figures flicker on the screen. The ad cites criticism of Boxer by the San Francisco Chronicle editorial board, which declined to endorse either candidate and said Californians deserve a senator "able to reach across party lines to achieve progress" adding that Boxer "falls short on those counts."

"When bickering ends, solutions begin. No partisan games," a smiling Fiorina says to the camera. "I'll reach across the aisle, work with others, oppose my party if needed. Your agenda. Not mine."

Fiorina has criticized spending increases under both Democrats & Republicans while praising bipartisan efforts to curb spending. She has also promised to work with Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein to boost water deliveries to the Central Valley.

We need purpose to motivate us & confidence to move forward

As human beings, we need both purpose to motivate us and confidence to move us forward. Both are necessary to gain self-respect and the respect of others. Organizations are made up of human beings, so it's not surprising that organizations need exactly the same things. A leader's job is to build an organization's skills and capabilities and to develop its capacity for producing quality results. A leader's job is also to define a worthy purpose and to build the confidence to perform.

Great leaders inspire others to do it themselves