Top 217 Quotes & Sayings by Rick Perry - Page 2

We have the power to make things new again. To project American strength again, to get our economy going again.

I don't think Obama understands basic economics. Not economics that work. He may understand some theory that someone in Princeton sat and dreamed up, but it's not working.

Our best days are in front of us. We can reform those entitlements, we can change that corporate tax code and lower it. We can put America back on track on a growth level and a growth rate that we've never seen in the history of this country.

I am going to give the American people a huge helping of unbridled truth: that we can't continue to spend what we are spending, that we can't avoid entitlement reform because we are afraid of third rail politics.

Aggies have a really interesting way of admitting defeat. We've never been outscored. We just ran out of time.

In America, the people are not subjects of government, the government is subject to the people.

I learned that not everyone values life like we do in America, or the rights that are endowed to every human being by a loving God.

I'm worried about that man or woman sitting around - the coffee table tonight or in their kitchen talking about how are we going to get to work. How are we going to have the dignity to take care of our family.

Let's make what Americans buy. Buy what Americans make. And sell it to the world.

Tell the trial lawyers to get out of your state and to quit costing businessmen and women.

It's time to bring tough medicine to Washington. No longer will policy be set by K Street, it will be dictated by Main Street.

We are a resilient country. We've been through a Civil War; we've been through two World Wars. We've been through a Great Depression; we even made it through Jimmy Carter! We will make it through the Obama years!

I have no question that Newt Gingrich has the heart of a conservative reformer, the ability to rally and captivate the conservative movement.

In the rush to become all things to all people, the federal government has lost sight of its core responsibilities. As a result we're stuck in this frustrating paradox where Washington actually neglects things it's clearly supposed to be doing, while interfering in other areas where they are neither welcome nor authorized.

It is through states that the American people get the job done every day, often in spite of a deeply flawed bureaucratic federal government.

And I have a message for the liberals and the defenders of the status quo: we're just getting started.

It is time to let America be America again. To return freedom to the people. To stand on our founding principles and reject the cynical politics of the Nanny State.

Guns require a finger to pull the trigger.

There is evil prowling in the world - it shows up in our movies, video games and online fascinations, and finds its way into vulnerable hearts and minds.

When I make a vow to God, then I would suggest to you that's even stronger than a handshake in Texas.

We do not have to accept our current circumstances. We will change them. We are Americans. That's what we do.

America's greatness is not found in the size of its government. America's greatness resides in the hearts and the minds of the people.

The fact is there is forgiveness for those who seek God. And I believe in the power of redemption.

I'm all about job creation. That's what I've done for ten years as the governor of Texas, and that's what I'm focused on.

We know there is no such thing as freedom without the risk of failure.

The liberals think government exists to fix what's wrong with America. They find fault with our Constitution, our economic model and our core values. We disagree with the premise of their argument. We believe there's nothing wrong with America that an extra dose of freedom won't cure.

I think you need to have a tax system that basically is flat, fair and simple. And - that you can put on a post card. I mean, even Timothy Geithner could do this one and get it on time.

Our view is that individuals and families can govern their lives better than bureaucrats.

I supported Arizona's immigration law by joining in that lawsuit to defend it. Every day I have Texans on that border that are doing their job.

I know something. America is not broken, Washington, D.C. is broken.

Who can be against progress, after all? But it's a fraudulent use of the word - because for the Progressive, progress is marked not be how free you are, but how much government can 'do' for you.

It is up to us, to this present generation of Americans, to take a stand for freedom, to send a message to Washington that we're taking our future back from the grips of central planners who would control our healthcare, who would spend our treasure, who downgrade our future and micro-manage our lives.

And I think most people in this country want to see a president that's got the courage to say we're going to cut the tax burden, and reduce the regulatory climate, and we're going to get Americans working.

My deal is have a flat, simple tax. And - Americans want - Americans I hope - aspire to be - be wealthy. I hope they aspire to have a better quality of life. And we have this class warfare that's going on now. And I don't agree with that. I'm interested in people getting to work.

I come by my conservatism authentically, not by convenience. And I offer the American people a new direction.

I mean, Dodd-Frank is strangling small community banks. It doesn't make any difference what the interest rate is. They're not - they're not going to loan the money because they can't make any money for one thing plus the cost of compliance.

It's time to believe again in the potential of private enterprise set free from the shackles of over-bearing federal government.

Americans want government that is leaner, more efficient, and less intrusive into their personal lives.

I think every program needs to stand the sunshine of righteous scrutiny. Whether it's Social Security, whether it's Medicaid, whether it's Medicare.

I happily cling to my guns and my God, even if President Obama thinks that that is a simpleminded thing in his elitist heart.

We stand up and proudly proclaim that Washington is not our caretaker and we reject a state, in Margaret Thatcher's words, a state that takes too much from us to do too much for us.

I believe in America. I believe in her purpose and her promise. I believe her best days have not yet been lived. I believe her greatest deeds are reserved for the generations to come.

Obamacare has got everyone on edge. I mean, small business - men and women or big business are sitting out there saying we have no idea what this is going to cost, but we know it's going to cost us and cost us a lot.

Here is what we know after more than a decade of Republican rule: Texas works. Even 'The New York Times' let it slip into its pages that, 'Texas is the future.'

Spreading the wealth punishes success while setting America on course for a greater dependency on government.

Admit it America - 2008 was our national 'oops' moment!

We believe in government involvement that leads to independence: good schools, quality roads and the best health care.

I hope I am the Tim Tebow of the Iowa caucuses.

Let's stop this American downward spiral.

In the myopic world of the liberals, guns are responsible for evil instead of the perpetrator of evil. But criminals are not bound by our laws. That's what makes them criminals.

I want you to answer this question: Why should you settle for anything less than an authentic conservative who will fight for your views and values without an apology? Think about that.

When it comes to conservative social issues, it saddens me when sometimes my fellow Republicans duck and cover in the face of pressure from the left. Our loudest opponents on the left are never going to like us so let's quit trying to curry favor with them.

You got to have a courageous president to stand up and says, listen, if - if you send a bill to me that spends more money than what we've coming in, I'll veto it. I mean, I'm going to try to work with you the best I can, but I'm going to veto it.

Being the Republican front-runner was three of the most exciting hours of my entire life. I've come to grips with it, and the only lasting effect is that I refuse to go on a stage that has more than one podium on it.

When a criminal breaks into your home I'll let the liberals call the lawyer. I'm going to call Smith & Wesson.

Every barrel of oil that comes out of those sands in Canada is a barrel of oil that we don't have to buy from a foreign source.

I may have the genetic coding that Im inclined to be an alcoholic, but I have the desire not to do that, and I look at the homosexual issue the same way.

George W. Bush did an incredible job in the presidency, defending us from freedom.

I'm actually for gun control -- use both hands.

Running for the presidency's not an IQ test.