Rick Perry

“The Obama administration is an affront to every freedom-loving American, and a threat to every private sector job in this country.”

“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.”

“It is time to change our policy of appeasement toward the Palestinians, to strengthen our ties with the nation of Israel.”

“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 actua...”

“The foundation for future prosperity is built on the bedrock of good jobs and great schools. We are building a strong foundation one job at a time and one educated Texan at a time.”

“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 t...”

“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 po...”

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

“Dark economic clouds are dissipating into an emerging blue sky of opportunity.”

“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...”

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

“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 m...”

“Democracy functions best when we have an active citizenry.”

“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...”

“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 an...”

“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.”

“Our shared conservative values, our belief in the individual is the great hope of our nation.”

“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 ar...”

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

“I am also the product of a place called Paint Creek. Doesn't have a zip code. It's too small to be called a town along the rolling plains of Texas. We grew dryland cotton and wheat, and when...”