Thune Quotes

#1. I like some of the young guys like Senator Thune. He's a guy that looks good. He's very articulate, he's very smart, and he truly is a public servant.

John Boozman

#2. I've also said you don't rule any options out, because if you are in public life because you want to make a difference ... obviously, you have to be open to those kind of possibilities.

John Thune

#3. The Obama experiment has failed

John Thune

#4. We are spending more as a percentage of our entire economy, almost 25 percent, than we have spent at any time since the end of World War II.

John Thune

#5. We must ensure that today's seniors' benefits are rock solid and find a solution that fixes Social Security for the next generation that is just entering the workforce.

John Thune

#6. The closest I've come to being on a reality TV show is C-SPAN's live coverage of the Senate floor.

John Thune

#7. I have a Christian worldview and so it shapes the way that I view issues. I don't apologize for that, and I don't think people of faith ought to shrink away from being in the public arena.

John Thune

#8. I just think we need more accountability and more transparency.

John Thune

#9. I believe our flag is more than just cloth and ink. It is a universally recognized symbol that stands for liberty, and freedom. It is the history of our nation, and it's marked by the blood of those who died defending it.

John Thune

#10. Having a Christian worldview shapes my decision-making with respect to all aspects of my life. I always respect people in public life who are principled, and those principles have to be connected to something. And my faith is what serves as the anchor and directs my actions.

John Thune

#11. But what shouldn't happen is, you shouldn't have the taxpayers from states that are managing their situations well paying for those states that are not.

John Thune

#12. Wouldn't the world be a cleaner place if we gave blind people brooms instead of canes?

Nick Thune

#13. This is partly a function of approval ratings. People pay attention [to polls] and start saying, 'Lets take a more independent tack.' It is frankly self-interest, self-preservation.

John Thune

#14. There are more than 30 states, who either by statute or constitutional amendment, have defined marriage as being between a man and a woman.

John Thune

#15. I'm a big, big reader of pretty much everything that Chuck Colson has written. And I consulted with him when I was making some decisions about running for the Senate in the first place.

John Thune

#16. You need to update your blog a couple of times a week. You need to post a Twitter here and there. It feels so dumb to say that stuff, but it's important for me to keep that presence going.

Nick Thune

#17. I think that if Republicans are given the reins of leadership in the House or Senate or both, we will have to govern in a way - at least put forward solutions whether or not the president goes along with them or not, that deal with these long-term challenges.

John Thune

#18. People are writing shorter jokes. The style I've started with was almost trying to keep jokes under 140 characters before Twitter.

Nick Thune

#19. There is a battle to be waged over what kind of country we are going to leave our children and grandchildren and that battle is happening now in Washington, not two years from now.

John Thune

#20. I valued the biblical foundation I got at Biola. I was able to take classes that strengthened my faith and helped me to better understand what I believe and how to, in a practical way, apply my faith in real-world situations.

John Thune

#21. When you're the president of the United States and you know that the biggest issue facing you is this cliff that we're about ready to head over if we don't get this spending and debt situation under control, it's very irresponsible not to take the action that is necessary to fix the problem.

John Thune

#22. I tell people it's like shopping for a car.People are taking candidates out for a test drive, seeing what they like.

John Thune

#23. You know what's really good is a greyhound in the shower.

Nick Thune

#24. We must work together to save and strengthen Social Security not just for my father's generation but also for my daughters' generation.

John Thune

#25. The werewolf by the moon. The wererat by money. (Loup garou par la lune. - Rat garou par les thunes.)

Charles De Leusse

#26. I don't want to follow comedians because I don't want to see what they're thinking about, 'cause then maybe I won't stumble across a thought maybe I had about the same subject.

Nick Thune

#27. I think the problem with President Obama - and I like him personally, I came into the Senate with him - is his agenda.

John Thune

#28. Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, although they're not officially debt of the federal government, they are off-balance-sheet debt.

John Thune

#29. I don't happen to subscribe to the notion that everybody who criticizes Tom Daschle is criticizing Tim Johnson. I think that's a bit of a stretch.

John Thune

#30. I feel that I am best positioned to fight for America's future here in the trenches of the United States Senate.

John Thune

#31. I don't know if people really care about my opinion on things or how I come up with things, and maybe that's an insecurity and why we're comedians in the first place, so I think with that you keep doing the material, you keep trying to be funny cause you think that's all you're wanted for.

Nick Thune

#32. Like a lot of people, I'm interested in public service and want to do as much as I can to change the direction of this country and will give some consideration to that after midterm elections.

John Thune

#33. I think that all areas of the budget have to be scrubbed. Clearly the entitlement issues have to be reformed and that's an issue that's going to require I think some strong bipartisan cooperation and leadership.

John Thune

#34. I say to my colleague from New York that if someone who has a concealed carry permit ... in the State of South Dakota that goes to New York and is in Central Park
Central Park is a much safer place.

John Thune

#35. Absolutely. I think that this is - politics is a tough business. I describe it as a full contact sport. You have to be prepared to get in there and mix it up.

John Thune

#36. There's a fear that I don't think people are interested in my actual opinion. I just think people are interested in me being funny.

Nick Thune

#37. Chuck Swindoll is somebody who I've read a lot over the years and have used his curriculum when I've taught Sunday school classes.

John Thune

#38. I have a wife and anything. That's the arrangement we have. I have a wife, and she's cool. And also I have anything I want.

Nick Thune

#39. Ethanol reduces our dependence on foreign sources of oil and is an important weapon in the War on Terror. By investing in South Dakota's ethanol producers, we will strengthen our energy security and create new jobs.

John Thune

#40. Because of my upbringing, I believe in things like limited government, fiscal responsibility and personal accountability. I believe in the wisdom of our founders and the sanctity of our Constitution.

John Thune

#41. Social Security is an extremely complicated program.

John Thune

#42. Let's not dismiss or attack individual ideas as being inadequate before we have had a chance to assess their positive effect as part of a whole solution.

John Thune

#43. The other day I walked in on my roommate while I was masturbating.

Nick Thune

#44. If you're blessed enough to serve in public office, then you shouldn't just talk a good game about your values; you should cast your vote according to them.

John Thune