Mitt Romney Quotes (92 Quotes)

I am pleased that the compromise amendment before the Constitutional Convention was defeated. Now, we can work to put on the ballot a simpler amendment that simply defines marriage as between a man and a woman.

When it comes to pinning blame, pin the tail on the donkeys.

The invisible hand of the market always moves faster and better than the heavy hand of government.

This incident so late in the year is somewhat unprecedented, ... We don't quite know where this is going to go, and this danger, even at this end of the summer when the temperatures are cooler, is a danger which is very real.

President Obama instituted the most anti-growth, anti-investment, anti-jobs measures that we have seen in our lifetime. Now he called his agenda ambitious, I call it reckless.

I believe people who are in a position of visibility and leadership affect the character of young people and individuals who look to them as leaders ... and in some respects just as important as their policies and positions is their character and their substance. What for me makes people like Teddy Roosevelt and Franklin Roosevelt and John Adams and George Washington and Dwight Eisenhower and Ronald Reagan such extraordinary leaders is that they had integrity through and through. What they were on the inside and what they said on the outside was harmonious ... I think that if people try to live a very different personal life not consistent with the role they've assumed as a governor or a senator or a president, we lose something as a nation.

This is a fellow who has been a trial lawyer, so he's pretty glib, ... On the other hand, it's an individual who a few months ago John Kerry was saying didn't have the experience for this job. So I think lack of experience will be an issue.

This is a group of people who are literally coming from flooded areas. They are wet, and they only have the clothes that they are wearing. They are distressed, ... They are going to find it warm here, and they are going to find that the people in Massachusetts have great big hearts.

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.

I commend the Senate president and the speaker on their leadership, ... I look forward to making Melanie's bill, Melanie's law.

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.

When sperm and egg unite, something goes from inanimate to animate. It is life.

On our watch, the conversation with a would-be suicide bomber will not begin with the words, 'You have the right to remain silent.'

We have serious enemies and growing threats around the world. Unfortunately, we have an administration whose idea of a rogue state is Arizona.

The dam looks like it is going to imminently burst, ... At this stage, all we can do is wait and keep our fingers crossed.

Massachusetts children cannot only lead the nation in test scores, they can be competitive with the best in the world. And the gap in achievement among races can virtually disappear.

I was very unhappy to hear that a job action by the Newton firefighters led to disruption in traffic and public safety,

We conservatives don't have a corner on saying 'no'. We're just the ones who say it when it's the right thing to say.

America's culture is also defined by the fact that we are a religious people. We recognize our God not only in our Declaration of Independence, but even in our currency. And we are also unique in that we recognize that the family is the fundamental building block of American society.

These are individuals who have not been screened or taken to other emergency shelters. In some cases, they have been plucked from the water or rooftops.

He's shown some of the lessons that Texas has for the nation, and it's pretty impressive.

I could have possibly beaten Senator McCain in the primary. Then I could have been the candidate who lost to Barack Obama.

We will strengthen our security by building missile defense, restoring our military might, and standing by and strengthening our intelligence officers.

what we are doing today will save people's lives.

citizens should not be excluded from a decision as fundamental to society as the legal definition of marriage.

Isn't it fitting that so many of those who have contempt for the private sector will soon find themselves back in it?

America cannot continue to lead the family of nations around the world if we suffer the collapse of the family here at home.

You balance the budget by restraining the growth of government and encouraging the growth of the private sector.

The words spoken by the leader of the free world can expand the frontiers of freedom or shrink them. When Ronald Reagan called on Gorbachev to "tear down this wall," a surge of confidence rose that would ultimately breach the bounds of the evil empire.

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.

This nation can't afford presidential leadership that comes in 57 varieties, ... We need a decisive president who stands his ground. We need George W. Bush.

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.

We have a lot of people who have a substantial financial interest in the outcome, and the interests of clients that they care for, and nonetheless are in a position where they can play an active role in this regard,

Reforming the way the state works with businesses and providing incentives for employers will help preserve and create new jobs in Massachusetts.

I spent my whole life in the private sector, 25 years in the private sector. I understand that when government takes more money out of the hands of people, it makes it more difficult for them to buy things. If they can't buy things, the economy doesn't grow. If the economy doesn't grow, we don't put Americans to work.

The answer for healthcare is market incentives, not healthcare by a Godzilla-sized government bureaucracy.

There really wasn't Republican or Democrat in this. People ask me if this is conservative or liberal, and my answer is yes. It's liberal in the sense that we're getting our citizens health insurance. It's conservative in that we're not getting a government takeover.

As a republican in a democratic state, he can plausibly claim to be a moderate when it suits him. He has an illustrious pedigree (his father was a Cabinet secretary as well as a governor and a presidential candidate). He has an impressive business background. His stances against stem cell research and gay marriage, as well as abortion, make him appealing to social conservatives. His state adjoins New Hampshire, site of the first primary. And at 58 he is virile and handsome. The guy just looks like a president.

Conservatives believe in providing Constitutional rights to our citizens, not to enemy combatants like Khalid Sheikh Mohammed.

This is a global effort we're going to have to lead to overcome this jihadist effort. It's more than Osama bin Laden. But he is going to pay, and he will die.

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.

Our employer sector does not need additional taxation, and the promise of health insurance for everyone does not require new tax revenue, ... I don't want at this point to be issuing ultimatums. I think people know where I stand on taxes however.