Russ Diamond Quotes (31 Quotes)

Part of the beauty of freedom is that freedom is chaotic.

I'll only be disappointed if an incumbent doesn't have a primary challenger or a general election challenger.

I think that the voters fully understand what's going on here.

We're in the middle of vetting potential candidates.

It's been over a month now, and the voter outrage is still going strong.

There's tons more to come. This is just the first wave.

I believe this might just be never-ending.

This is the last chance for those who are truly dedicated to changing government in Pennsylvania. Once the deadline passes, registered Republicans and Democrats cant run as an independent or with a minor party affiliation. There are a lot of races across

It's a clear signal that Pennsylvanians have awoke from their long slumber.

I can do more good doing what Im doing right now. Besides, Im having too much fun. This is great. I cant believe all these people came out to hear me speak.

It's a different world in Pennsylvania, and anything can happen.

I wanted to know how they wanted to formulate the transfer of power. I wanted to get some people in here who are willing to do work.

I don't care if people gamble. But I would prefer it if the state were not involved. If we do get involved, let's do it right.

The legislators are confused and scared right now. But that doesn't change a thing for us.

They are going to pull out every trick in the book to get themselves re-elected. Beware of legislators bearing gifts.

Leadership controlling it all is the biggest problem we have in Harrisburg. That makes (for) very few Pennsylvanians being represented there.

Pennsylvania is tired of villains. We need heroes. These people are truly my heroes. They are dedicated to saving my Commonwealth. We need to return honor, dignity and integrity to these hallowed halls.

It takes courage to overthrow your government.

They can do it again. Its time to take back our government.

This has caused consternation over our candidates publicly and in the press. People have questioned whether we can keep it together through the primary.

Instead of just giving us a tax break and putting the money back into the General Fund, we've got to go knock on their door, tell them what our cause is. And the truth is, we don't send them to Harrisburg to be sugar daddies.

Lawmakers should run, they should run fast and not look back. They should realize that things have changed in Pennsylvania.

I'm going to retake ownership of my constitution. The constitution was written to limit the power of those we elect to office. This fight is a very important one. There are 12.5 million Pennsylvanians and 253 people in office in Harrisburg, drunk on the power. They don't get it. Out here, it's us versus them.

They repealed the pay raise but they didn't repeal the indelible mark it left on the taxpayers from the four months it was open, and we found out how our government works in Harrisburg.

When theres competition, the cream rises to the top. Pennsylvania is tired of the same old sour milk.

The will of the people will make 2006 a historic year.

I'm not sure we'll do that by throwing half of them out. We need to get a majority in there.

We have to watch out for anointed successors. That's what got us here in the first place.

If we can get a Democrat, Republican and an Independent in every race, we'd be pleased as punch.

There are some races where we will introduce more than one candidate. In these races, we believe each candidate deserves a chance to present themselves to the voters in their district. Each race against an incumbent, however, will eventually need to be reduced to one strong candidate before the primary.

In Westmoreland and Fayette counties, we'll have a lot of candidates. In a couple of races, we might have to choose. We're going to narrow that down.