Top 100 Rick Perry Quotes
#1. Our citizens are tired of big government raising their taxes and cooking up new ways to micromanage their lives, our citizens are tired of big government killing jobs with their do-gooder policies. In short the people are Fed Up!
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#2. We've got the wind at our back right now. Americans are waking up to the realities of their previous choices. We must keep America moving back to preeminence because our values and conservative ideas are the world's greatest hope.
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#3. 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.
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#4. I'm looking at a tax process that will allow people to keep more of their money because we know what happens when job creators get to keep more of their money than they're - they have the confidence to go out and spend that money to create jobs that in turn create wealth.
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#5. But it wasn't until I graduated from Texas A & M University and joined the United States Air Force, flying C-130's all around the globe, that I truly appreciated the blessings of freedom.
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#6. The God we serve does not seek out the perfect, but instead uses our imperfections and our shortcomings for his greater good. I am humbled by my own limitations. But where I am weak, He is strong.
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#7. My hope is that that person will come forward that can win the presidency that we can all get behind.
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#8. 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.
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#9. Guns require a finger to pull the trigger.
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#10. If you're looking for a slick politician or a guy with great teleprompter skills, we already have that. He's destroying our economy. I'm a doer, not a talker.
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#11. As long as it's not me, I'll be cool.
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#12. We don't have to apologize for American exceptionalism or western values.
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#13. Let's stop this American downward spiral.
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#14. 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.
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#15. 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.
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#16. I'm more Jewish than you think I am ... I read the part of the Bible that said the Jews are God's chosen people.
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#17. Four semesters of organic chemistry made a pilot out of me.
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#18. Under Obama, our federal tax dollars can now be used to fund abortion all over the world. With the stroke of a pen, abortion essentially became a U.S. foreign export.
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#19. It is time to change our policy of appeasement toward the Palestinians, to strengthen our ties with the nation of Israel.
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#20. You don't want to ruin a kid's life for having a joint,
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#21. There's places where a secure fence will work, and that strategic type fencing will work. But the idea that people can easily just stand up and say 'let's just build a fence' and be done with it and wipe our hands, and it's going to secure the border, that's not reality.
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#22. As Americans, we don't see the role of government as guaranteeing outcomes, but allowing free men and women to flourish based on their own vision, their hard work and their personal responsibility.
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#23. We must do right and risk the consequences.
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#24. 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.
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#25. How does the richest country in the history of the world fail to pay its bills?
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#26. Scouting ought to be about building character, not about sex. Period. Precious few parents enroll their boys in the Scouts to get a crash course in sexual orientation.
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#27. George W. Bush did an incredible job in the presidency, defending us from freedom.
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#28. In America, the people are not subjects of government, the government is subject to the people.
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#29. You know, to preserve our job-friendly climate the Texas legislature didn't raise taxes this last legislative session while balancing their budget and maintaining their reserves - and might I add that our budget leaves $6 billion dollars in a rainy day fund?
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#30. Reforming public education, cutting property taxes, fixing adult and child protective services and funding our budget can all occur when Democrats and Republicans engage in consensus and cooperation - not cynicism and combat.
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#31. As Americans, we realize that there is no taxpayer money that wasn't first earned through the sweat and toil of one of our citizens.
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#32. It is through states that the American people get the job done every day, often in spite of a deeply flawed bureaucratic federal government.
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#33. 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.
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#34. Yeah, that's a cool name, but it's a monstrous intrusion into our affairs.
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#35. Running for the presidency's not an IQ test,
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#36. Juarez is reported to be the most dangerous city in America.
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#37. Abstinence works, I know it from my own personal life, abstinence works.
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#38. Dark economic clouds are dissipating into an emerging blue sky of opportunity.
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#39. It's time to believe again in the potential of private enterprise set free from the shackles of over-bearing federal government.
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#40. ISIS represents the worst threat to freedom since Communism!
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#41. Conservatives are winning offices, and champions of big government are cleaning out their desks right now.
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#42. I disagree with the concept that somehow or another we're going to pack up 10, to 12, to 15 million people and ship them back to the country of origin. That's not going to happen.
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#43. America needs jobs, smaller government, less spending and a president with the courage to offer more than yet another speech.
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#44. 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.
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#45. We're at the end of an era of failed leadership. We have been led by a divider [ Barack Obama] who has sliced and diced the electorate, pitting American against American for political purposes.
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#46. The most important thing for us is to save lives.
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#47. Debates are set up for nothing more than to tear down the candidates. It's pretty hard to be able to sit and lay out your ideas and your concepts with a one-minute response.
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#48. America does not need to be worried with bailing out a European country that has made irresponsible expenditures, and then all of a sudden, throws their hands up and say, Oh, please come save us. That is not our responsibility in the United States of America.
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#49. 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.
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#50. I don't want to be the president of the United States. I do want to work with the governors across the country to make the states more pivotal, more powerful, as they should be.
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#51. We know there is no such thing as freedom without the risk of failure.
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#52. According to a study by Achieve Incorporated, Texas is the first state to make a college-prep curriculum the standard coursework in high school, starting with this year's ninth grade class.
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#53. 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.
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#54. We had a $10 billion budget deficit when we got here in January of 2003. We cut that budget deficit; we did not raise taxes; we came back in '05, and we had an $8 billion surplus. That's how fast it can happen.
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#55. Tell the trial lawyers to get out of your state and to quit costing businessmen and women.
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#56. President Obama's call for nearly a half-trillion dollars in more government stimulus when America has more than $14 trillion in debt is guided by his mistaken belief that we can spend our way to prosperity.
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#57. I don't want to look like Connecticut, no offense, I don't want to look like Oklahoma, I don't want to look like California. I want to be uniquely Texas. And that's not to diss anybody else.
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#58. We understand that you have to create an environment where that those men and women who are entrepreneurs can risk their capital and have an opportunity to get a return on their investment. That's how jobs are created. And that's what Americans are looking for, is that type of vision.
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#59. We want taxpayers, not tax wasters.
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#60. I mean I hate to be conspiratorial, but I mean how do you move that many people from Central America across Mexico and then into the United States without there being a fairly coordinated effort?
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#61. The great lesson of history for us is that strength and resolve bring peace and order, and weakness and vacillation invite chaos and conflict.
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#62. Eliminate agencies that perform redundant functions ... Get rid of the Department of Commerce, the Department of Education, the Department of Energy.
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#63. Above all, let us pray for our children.
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#64. I come by my conservatism authentically, not by convenience. And I offer the American people a new direction.
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#65. I'm actually for gun control
use both hands.
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#66. To make sure that votes are never canceled out by illegal votes, we instituted a photo ID requirement. And don't you think it's fair to apply at least the same standard required to get a library card or to board an airpane?
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#67. Our party cannot be all things to all people. It can't be. Our loudest opponents on the left are never going to like us so let's stop trying to curry favor with them.
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#68. Washington's insatiable desire to spend our children's inheritance on failed stimulus plans and other misguided economic theories have given record debt and left us with far too many unemployed.
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#69. 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.
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#70. Page one of any economic plan to get America working is to give a pink slip to the current resident in the White House.
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#71. In Michigan, a liberal democrat raised taxes and kept their government programs at the same level. And guess what? Their economy continued into the toilet, it continued down.
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#72. Our goal is to displace the entrenched powers in Washington, restore the rightful balance between the state and federal government.
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#73. 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.
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#74. When I make a vow to God, then I would suggest to you that's even stronger than a handshake in Texas.
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#75. My quarrel is not with the legitimate role of government but with the unlimited role of government.
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#76. 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.
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#77. 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!
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#78. We should also give students more flexibility in the courses they take in high school to prepare them for whatever their goals may be, without sacrificing our rigorous academic standards.
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#79. We will reverse course on the heavy hand of regulation, discarding Dodd-Frank and any other regulations that advance a political agenda at the expense of jobs and investment on Main Street.
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#80. I am a firm believer in intelligent design as a matter of faith and intellect, and I believe it should be presented in schools alongside the theories of evolution.
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#81. We cannot afford four more years of this misguided socialist policies from President Obama and his administration.
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#82. The idea that you're going have zero people crossing the border is unrealistic. But today we know that's not the case. Today we know we've got a porous border and people are coming in, and we don't know who they are. So secure the border then we can have a conversation about it.
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#83. 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.
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#84. Either faith in Christ can cleanse all people of their sin, or none, but not some ... The truth of Christ's death, resurrection and power over sin is absolute.
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#85. We can't have deficit spending in Texas. You have to balance your budget every two years.
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#86. Vladimir Putin uses energy to hold our allies hostage. If energy is going to be used as a weapon, I say America must have the largest arsenal.
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#87. The air we breathe, the water we drink, and the land we inhabit are not only critical elements in the quality of life we enjoy - they are a reflection of the majesty of our Creator.
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#88. That the Texas Legislature, that the Texas school boards, the Texas teachers, we collectively know best how to educate our children, rather than some bureaucrat in Washington.
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#89. When a criminal breaks into your home I'll let the liberals call the lawyer. I'm going to call Smith & Wesson.
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#90. Our work is before us. It cannot be passed to future legislatures and must not be passed to future generations. May we boldly seize the moment with singular unity. And may we build a Texas of unlimited possibility.
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#91. 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.
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#92. Government that is open and honest will always be able to withstand the light of day.
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#93. 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.
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#94. I hope I am the Tim Tebow of the Iowa caucuses.
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#95. Texas created more jobs in 2008 than the rest of the states - combined.
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#96. You can always follow me on Tweeter.
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#97. Democracy functions best when we have an active citizenry.
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#98. Admit it America - 2008 was our national 'oops' moment!
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#99. I'll work every day to try to make Washington, D.C., as inconsequential in your life as I can.
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#100. 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.
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