Quotes About Rick Perry

#1. 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.

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#2. Mexico is an important trading partner, it's the number one trading partner for the state of Texas. We have had dealings with them, shared a border with them. We have had our challenges, but at the end of the day we want a good relationship with Mexico.

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#3. I'll proudly stand with one of the great leaders this state and country have ever produced: Rick Perry.

Taya Kyle

#4. When the good lord calls you home, the government ought not come get your home.

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#5. 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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#6. In an interview last night, Rick Perry criticized Mitt Romney for flip-flopping on the issues. Romney said that Perry has no idea what he's talking about. Then he added, 'But he does know what he's talking about.'

Jimmy Fallon

#7. 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.

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#8. 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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#9. Somebody has to tell the E.P.A. that we don't need you monkeying around and fiddling around and getting in our business with every kind of regulation you can dream up. You're doing nothing more than killing jobs. It's a cemetery for jobs at the E.P.A.

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#10. 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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#11. 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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#12. 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.

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

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#14. 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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#15. 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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#16. My hope is that that person will come forward that can win the presidency that we can all get behind.

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#17. When Rick Perry was told about Kim Jong Il, he said, 'I never heard of him, but then again, I don't listen to that rap.'

Jay Leno

#18. 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.

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#19. I would do away with Education, Commerce, and let's see - the third one I can't. I can't. Oops.

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#20. Crucial to understanding federalism in modern day America is the concept of mobility, or 'the ability to vote with your feet.' If you don't support the death penalty and citizens packing a pistol - don't come to Texas. If you don't like medicinal marijuana and gay marriage, don't move to California.

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#21. 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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#22. Guns require a finger to pull the trigger.

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

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#25. This administration in Washington that's in power now clearly believes that government is not only the answer to every need, but it's the most qualified to make the most central decisions for every American in every area.

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#26. The citizens of America and the citizens of Texas expect to be able to live in safety in their communities. That's what the rule of law is truly all about.

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#27. As long as it's not me, I'll be cool.

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#28. I got a feeling that after six years of disappointment, of mediocrity and decline, a slow course correction is not what voters are going to be looking for in 2016.

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#29. I worry about Rick Perry. One, he's too conservative, Two, his debating skills. And three ... Oh crap, what was three?

David Letterman

#30. 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.

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#31. What's the difference between Lindsay Lohan and Rick Perry? It only takes Lindsay four and a half hours to finish a sentence.

Jay Leno

#32. We don't have to apologize for American exceptionalism or western values.

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#33. Let's stop this American downward spiral.

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#34. 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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#35. The people who illegally cross into the country are from countries that have very close ties to al Qaeda, whether it's Yemen or Afghanistan, Pakistan, China. It is an absolute national disgrace.

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#36. 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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#37. Remember, I'm not running against Rick Perry; I'm running against apathy.

Kinky Friedman

#38. 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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#39. Four semesters of organic chemistry made a pilot out of me.

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#40. In a new videotape message, Texas Gov. Rick Perry urges his supporters to follow him on 'Tweeter.' After hearing about it, John McCain laughed and said, What an idiot! It's 'The Tweeter.'

Conan O'Brien

#41. Religious freedom does not mean freedom from religion.

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#42. Texas Governor Rick Perry distanced himself from George W. Bush by saying, 'I went to Texas A&M. He went to Yale.' In other words, his idea of instilling confidence is by saying, 'Don't worry. I'm not as smart as George W. Bush.'

Conan O'Brien

#43. You gotta love Rick Perry's swagger. The Texas Governor is out there in the Iowa cornfields, unabashedly going to toe-to-toe with President Obama, doing his best to instantly cast himself as the big dog in the Republican pack.

Jeff Goodell

#44. Rick Perry said Obama's suggestions for gun control disgust him. He said the real answer to this problem isn't laws, it's prayer. You know, i know you're not supposed to say this about elected officials, but I would pay to see Rick Perry defend himself against a school shooter with prayer.

Bill Maher

#45. 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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#46. The economy is very different in the world that we're living in. And I think Americans are looking for executive leadership that actually has some experience of creating jobs.

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#47. I stand before you today as a disciplined conservative Texan, a committed Republican and a proud American, united with you to restoring our nation and revive the American dream.

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#48. 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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#49. You don't want to ruin a kid's life for having a joint,

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

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#52. 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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#53. I didn't say I was running, did I?

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#54. Rick Perry unveiled his new tax plan. He says he wants a flat tax. He believes that tax should be flat, just like the earth.

Jay Leno

#55. What I learned growing up on the farm was a way of life that was centered on hard work, and on faith and on thrift. Those values have stuck with me my whole life.

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#56. We must do right and risk the consequences.

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#57. Last week, I suggested the candidates take up mushrooms. I'll be damned if Rick Perry didn't take me up on that.

Bill Maher

#58. 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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#59. How does the richest country in the history of the world fail to pay its bills?

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#60. Rick Perry has now accused Mitt Romney of hiring illegal aliens to work on his hair.

David Letterman

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

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#63. Texas governor Rick Perry said God is calling on him to run for President. But Michele Bachmann said that god is calling on her to run for President. You know, if God is that indecisive, he's probably for Mitt Romney!

Jay Leno

#64. Between Ron Paul and Rick Perry, I think the lesson is don't get sick in Texas.

Bill Maher

#65. People are saying that Rick Perry is really tough because he has executed over 200 people. And that was just while he was on vacation in Florida.

Conan O'Brien

#66. Rick Perry, started out like a ball of fire from Texas and then he started to drop and now he's retooling. He's adding advisers to his campaign team. This guy had advisers? Really?

David Letterman

#67. 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.

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

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#69. 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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#70. Chris Christie has been saying for a long time he's not interested in running. The media is trying to create a story by sucking Chris Christie into race, just like they made a story by sucking Rick Perry into the race.

Herman Cain

#71. Obama is a president, who I think is anti-jobs.

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#72. 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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#73. 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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#74. I take risks, if you want to call it a risk. All the people running for president, last time, you know, they all came to visit me or meet me. They all wanted my endorsement and I endorsed [Rick] Perry at that time. He wasn't that well-liked either, but you have to do what you have to do.

Joe Arpaio

#75. 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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#76. We need to stop apologizing for celebrating life. We need to stop apologizing for wanting to protect an individual's right to build a business.

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#77. 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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#78. Who knew, when you were watching the Verizon ad and the guy said, 'Can you hear me now,' that was really just a mic check for the Obama administration.

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#79. Yeah, that's a cool name, but it's a monstrous intrusion into our affairs.

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#80. Rick Perry dropped out of the presidential race. When asked what went wrong, Perry said, I guess America is not ready to elect a dumb guy from Texas. But in time.

Conan O'Brien

#81. Texas governor Rick Perry's wife, Anita, has come out slugging in her glittering leopard-print jacket against what she sees as the unfair treatment of her husband. She tearfully said that he has been 'brutalized' for his faith.

Patti Davis

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

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#83. Running for the presidency's not an IQ test,

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#84. You see, as Americans we're not defined by class, and we will never be told our place. What makes our nation exceptional is that anyone, from any background, can climb the highest of heights.

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#85. 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.

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#86. I don't believe man-made global warming is settled in science enough.

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#87. Rick Perry I have a great fondness for. And what Rick Perry has, like Jeb Bush has, it will be interesting to compare their two records as governor, very close, great economic development, low taxes, all the things we want domestically out of a president.

Rudy Giuliani

#88. USA Today reports that the number of death row executions this year has hit a 35-year low. They attribute that to DNA evidence clearing more people and the fact that Rick Perry has been on the road campaigning.

Jay Leno

#89. Juarez is reported to be the most dangerous city in America.

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#90. Down in Texas, Rick Perry announced he will not run for reelection. He said 'I executed one last woman, that fertilizer plant exploded, I returned abortions to back alleys where it belongs, my work here is done.' I think that's what he said, he was chewing a crayon.

Bill Maher

#91. I grew up in a house with no running water, 16 miles from the closest place that had a post office. I had a very parochial view of the world.

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

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#93. Abstinence works, I know it from my own personal life, abstinence works.

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#94. Dark economic clouds are dissipating into an emerging blue sky of opportunity.

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#95. In a new interview, Herman Cain said that if Rick Perry were an ice cream flavor, he'd be 'Rocky Road.' I don't know, Perry's not really any flavor of ice cream. He's just the brain freeze part.

Jimmy Fallon

#96. 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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#97. I have a better head of hair than Rick Perry; it's just not in a place I can show you.

Kinky Friedman

#98. ISIS represents the worst threat to freedom since Communism!

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#99. I'm not ashamed to be a Christian. But you don't have to be in the pew every Sunday to know that there's something wrong in this country when gays can serve openly in the military but our kids can't openly celebrate Christmas or pray in school.

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#100. Conservatives are winning offices, and champions of big government are cleaning out their desks right now.

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