Top 100 Mitt Romney Quotes
#1. I've been on Letterman a couple of times. I've been on Leno more than a couple times, and now Letterman hates me because I've been on Leno more than him. They're very jealous of one another, as you know.
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#2. For me, politics is not a career. For me, my career was being in business and starting a business and making it successful. My life's passion has been my family, my faith and my country.
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#3. President Obama promised to begin to slow the rise of the oceans and heal the planet. My promise ... is to help you and your family.
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#4. Government does not create jobs. Government does not create jobs.
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#5. I can never predict what the markets will do. Sometimes it does the exact opposite of what I would have expected.
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#6. Frankly, I was born with a silver spoon.
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#7. I very firmly believe that we have to make sure that we enforce our borders, that we have an employment verification system, and that those people who have come here illegally do not get an advantage to become permanent residents, they do not get a special pathway.
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#8. President Barack Obama has stood watch over the greatest job loss in modern American history. And that, my friends, is one inconvenient truth that will haunt this President throughout history.
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#9. We're not going to let our campaign be dictated by fact checkers.
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#11. Every year, virtually every governor balances the budget.
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#12. You know, circumstances can change, but I'm just not going to let my head go there,
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#13. Our worldly successes cannot be guaranteed, but our ability to achieve spiritual success is entirely up to us, thanks to the grace of God. The best advice I know is to give is to give those worldly things your best but never your all - reserve the ultimate hope for the only one who can grant it.
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#14. I'll take a lot of credit for the fact that this industry's come back.
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#15. You look at that Democratic debate, I had to laugh at what I saw Barack Obama do. I mean in one week he went from saying he's going to sit down, you know, for tea, with our enemies, but then he's going to bomb our allies. I mean he's gone from Jane Fonda to Dr. Strangelove in one week.
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#16. I believe that the faith heritage of this country is actually a very important part of America's culture.
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#17. The largest portion of our state budget is Health and Human Services. It will grow by approximately $500 million. A half a billion dollars is a very big number.
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#18. I'm Wolf Blitzer and yes, that's my real name.
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#19. Real change isn't measured with words, it is measured with real achievements.
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#20. I will insist on a military so powerful no one would ever think of challenging it.
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#21. I believe that abortion should be safe and legal in this country.
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#22. Giving tuition breaks to the children of illegal immigrants needs to stop.
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#24. Freedom. Freedom of religion. Freedom to speak their mind. Freedom to build a life. And yes, freedom to build a business. With their own hands. This is the essence of the American experience.
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#25. I'm not in favor of privatizing Social Security or making cuts.
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#26. President Obama, Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, and their team have failed the American people, and that is why their majority will soon be out the door.
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#27. If anyone accuses me of lying, I'll simply say I'm not lying, which is just an extension of the overall lying strategy.
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#28. We respect and honor very deeply those people who decide to serve their country in the military. But we certainly don't denigrate people who choose a different course, particularly when we have an all-volunteer army.
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#30. My father and I marched with Martin Luther King Jr. through the streets of Detroit.
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#31. I think effective leaders typically are able to see the future to a certain degree and then try to take actions to shape it in some way.
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#32. I disagree with the Supreme Court's decision and I agree with the dissent. What the court did not do on its last day in session, I will do on my first day if elected president of the United States, and that is I will act to repeal ObamaCare.
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#33. We do have tough gun laws in Massachusetts. I support them. I won't chip away at them. I believe they help protect us and provide for our safety. I'm sure my positions won't make me the hero of the NRA.
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#34. George Herbert Walker Bush. He was a pretty-pretty great President and anything but.
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#35. Ah, it's too hard to pick a favorite president. It really is. It's like picking your favorite from a box of chocolates - I love all of them.
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#36. Ronald Reagan was able to accomplish extraordinary purposes for our country without having to put our military forces into conflict.
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#37. The 'blind trust' is an age-old ruse. You give a blind trust rules. You can say to a blind trust, don't invest in properties which would be in conflict of interest or where the seller might think they're going to take advantage from me.
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#39. You know, my dad served in the President's Cabinet after his time as a governor. He told me he enjoyed being governor a lot more. Now, I understand why. If I do my job well, I can make a difference in people's lives and I can help our children realize their dreams.
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#41. No one's ever asked to see my birth certificate. They know that this is the place that we were born and raised.
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#42. I was born in the middle of the century in the middle of the country, a classic Baby Boomer.
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#43. My dad had been born in Mexico and his family had to leave during the Mexican revolution.
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#44. The president is the leader of the nation. The president brings people together, does the deals, does the trades, knocks the heads together. The president leads.
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#45. I'm Mitt Romney-and yes Wolf, that's also my first name.
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#46. In my view, Russia has not been a particularly collaborative player on the world stage.
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#47. I have some friends who are NASCAR team owners.
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#48. Securing the border is priority number one.
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#49. The answer for healthcare is market incentives, not healthcare by a Godzilla-sized government bureaucracy.
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#50. The decision to put American lives at risk is a decision that has a very high hurdle to pass.
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#51. Today's misery is real unemployment, home foreclosures and bankruptcies. This is the Obama Misery Index and its at a record high. Its going to take more than new rhetoric to put Americans back to work - its going to take a new president.
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#52. When President Kennedy challenged Americans to go to the moon, the question wasn't whether we'd get there, it was only when we'd get there.
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#53. I understand the impact of those kinds of factors on job creation. I will have a very different policy. My policy on energy is to take advantage of coal, oil, natural gas, as well as our renewables, and nuclear - make America the largest energy producer in the world.
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#54. My mom and dad gave their kids the greatest gift of all - the gift of unconditional love. They cared deeply about who we would be, and much less about what we would do.
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#55. Every time you have an occasion to take something from the federal government and send it back to the states, that's the right direction. And if you can go even further, and send it back to the private sector, that's even better.
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#56. I'm not going to apologize for being successful.
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#57. I'm not familiar precisely with what I said, but I'll stand by what I said, whatever it was.
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#58. Corporations are people, my friend ... of course they are. Everything corporations earn ultimately goes to the people. Where do you think it goes? Whose pockets? Whose pockets? People's pockets. Human beings, my friend.
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#59. We have a potentially volatile situation but we sort of live with it, and we kick the ball down the field and hope that ultimately, somehow, something will happen and resolve it.
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#60. People have a right to be able to bear arms.
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#61. Donald Trump is a phony, a fraud.His promises are as worthless as a degree from Trump University.
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#62. And a special thank you to the citizens of Massachusetts: You are paying all the taxes, creating all the jobs, raising all the children. This government is yours. Thank you for letting me serve you. I love this job.
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#63. I will promote savings and investment by maintaining the 15% rate on capital gains and dividends. I will eliminate the tax entirely for those with annual income below $200,000.
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#64. I went to Massachusetts to make a difference. I didn't go there to begin a political career running time and time again. I made a difference. I put in place the things I wanted to do.
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#65. This President takes his inspiration from the capitals of Europe; we look to the cities and small towns of America. This President puts his faith in government. We put our faith in the American people.
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#66. Ending illegal immigration only strengthens legal immigration.
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#67. I like silly stuff, too. I like the 'Twilight' series. That was fun.
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#69. I'm very much engaged in the political battles, but I'm doing it as a supporter of Republicans out of conservatism rather than an active candidate.
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#70. I'm running for office, for Pete's sake, I can't have illegals.
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#71. I saw my father march with Martin Luther King.
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#72. I have seen a lot of people, by the way, who were pro-life become pro-choice. No one seems to have any difficulty with that at all. That's easily accepted. But, if you are pro-choice and you become pro-life, there are a lot of folks, particularly in the media, who find that unacceptable.
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#73. I talk a great deal to prior Secretaries of State about policy issues.
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#74. It was absolutely critical to renew the Bush tax cuts. Letting them expire would result in a massive tax increase that would retard economic growth.
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#75. People from both political parties have long recognized that welfare without work creates negative incentives that lead to permanent poverty. It robs people of self-esteem.
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#76. First, by 2020, North America will be energy independent by taking full advantage of our oil and coal and gas and nuclear and renewables.
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#77. I think the best answer is as little as possible.
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#78. PETA is not happy that my dog likes fresh air.
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#79. While I'm on foreign soil, I - I just don't feel that I should be speaking about differences with regards to myself and President Obama on foreign policy, either foreign policy of the past, or for foreign policy prescriptions.
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#80. The American people should be free to advocate for their candidates and their positions without burdensome limitations.
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#81. Rick, I'll tell you what. Ten thousand bucks? Ten thousand dollar bet?
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#82. There is no day more joyful in my life than when I see all my family around me. That's the best it gets.
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#83. A person should not be elected because of his faith nor should he be rejected because of his faith.
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#84. For an incumbent like a president, who's been in the news every day, their family, they're well known.
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#85. Look, I was an independent during the time of Reagan - Bush . I'm not trying to take us back to Reagan-Bush.
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#86. I've been a hunter pretty much all my life.
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#87. Join me in welcoming the next president of the United States, Paul Ryan.
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#88. I'm not a big-game hunter. I've made that very clear. I've always been a rodent and rabbit hunter. Small varmints, if you will.
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#89. Even though I love solar and love wind, like most people do, I like the renewable sources, they alone are not going to get America energy independent.
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#90. I said those things about gay rights and abortion on opposite day. I cannot BELIEVE you don't have opposite day in North Carolina!
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#91. Fourth, to assure every entrepreneur and every job creator that their investments in America will not vanish as have those in Greece, we will cut the deficit and put America on track to a balanced budget.
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#92. This feels good, being back in Michigan ... You know, the trees are the right height.
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#93. The torch America carries is one of decency and hope. It is not America's torch alone. But it is America's duty - and honor - to hold it high enough that all the world can see its light.
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#94. I'm a pretty analytical guy, all right?
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#95. Our economy is on the move and we are creating thousands of new jobs, but we need to keep our foot on the gas pedal.
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#96. I think the minimum wage ought to keep pace with inflation.
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#97. I understand that in some industries, the input cost of energy is a major factor in whether an industry is going to locate in the United States or go elsewhere.
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#98. I was in the world of business for 25 years. If you didn't balance your budget, you went out of business.
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#99. Right now, we have an economy in trouble. And, someone who spent their career in the economy is more suited to help fix the economy than someone who spent his life in POLITICS and as a COMMUNITY ORGANIZER.
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#100. It's a great experience. If you get a chance to run for president, do it.
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