Best Lines of the Republican Debate

The final four GOP candidates are going head to head in Coral Gables, Florida, Sen. Marco Rubio's home court.

Here are the best lines of the debate hosted by CNN at the University of Miami, so far:

ON THE 2016 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

SEN. TED CRUZ: “This election is about you and your children. It's about the freedom America has always had.”

DONALD TRUMP: “Frankly, the Republican establishment, or whatever you want to call it, should embrace what's happening. We're having millions of extra people join. We are going to beat the Democrats. We are going to beat Hillary [Clinton] or whoever it may be. And we're going to beat them soundly.”

ON IMMIGRATION

GOV. JOHN KASICH: “I believe in immigration, but it has to be controlled.”

“I'd be maybe running for president of Croatia if we didn't have immigration. Immigration is something that brings youths and vibrance and energy to our country. We clearly have to control our borders. We can't have people just walking in. We lock our doors at home at night. The country has to be able to lock its doors as well,” the Ohio governor added.

ON BEN CARSON

TRUMP: “I was with Dr. Ben Carson today, who is endorsing me, by the way, tomorrow morning.”

Retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson told ABC News Thursday he is leaning in the direction of endorsing Trump.

ON EDUCATION

KASICH: “We ought to get them to pursue their God-given talents and connect them with the things that give them passion.”

ON SOCIAL SECURITY

SEN. MARCO RUBIO: “There are about 3 million seniors in Florida, with Social Security and Medicare. One of them is my mother, who happens to be here today. I'm against any changes to Social Security that are bad for my mother.”

TRUMP: “I want you to understand the Democrats, and I've watched them very intensely, even though it's a very, very boring thing to watch, that the Democrats are doing nothing with Social Security. They are leaving it the way it is. They want to increase it.”

“So far, I cannot believe how civil it's been up here,” Trump later admitted.

ABC News’ Katherine Faulders contributed to this report.

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