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Mitt Romney

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Mitt Romney (born 1947) is an American politician and businessman who served as the 70th Governor of Massachusetts and as a U.S. Senator from Utah. He was the Republican nominee for President in 2012. Before entering politics, Romney co-founded Bain Capital, one of the most successful private equity firms in the country.

“Mr. President, you were elected to lead. You chose to follow. And now it's time for you to get out of the way.”

— Mitt Romney

Time

All Quotes by Mitt Romney

“I have never once regretted missing a business opportunity so that I could be with my children and grandchildren.”

— Mitt Romney

Business

“The principles that made this nation a great and powerful leader of the world, have not lost their meaning. They never will. We know we can bring this country back. I'm Mitt Romney. I believe in America. And I'm running for president of the United States.”

— Mitt Romney

Great

“You know, out-of-touch liberals like Barack Obama say they want a strong economy, but in everything they do, they show they don't like business very much. But the economy, of course, is simply the product of all the businesses of the nation added together. So it's a bit like saying you like an omelet, but you don't like eggs.”

— Mitt Romney

Business

“What does it say about a president's policies when he has to use a cartoon character rather than real people to justify his record? What does it say about the fiction of old liberalism to insist that good jobs and good schools and good wages will result from policies that have failed us, time and again?”

— Mitt Romney

Good

“Now workers should have the right to join unions. But unions should not be forced upon workers. And unions should not have the power to take money our of their members' paychecks to buy the support of politicians that are favored by the union bosses.”

— Mitt Romney

Money

“Internationally, President Obama has adopted an appeasement strategy. He believes America's role as leader in the world is a thing of the past. I believe a strong America must - and will - lead the future.”

— Mitt Romney

Future

“My dad had been born in Mexico and his family had to leave during the Mexican revolution.”

— Mitt Romney

Dad

“Religious liberty is the first freedom in our Constitution. And whether the cause is justice for the persecuted, compassion for the needy and the sick, or mercy for the child waiting to be born, there is no greater force for good in the nation than Christian conscience in action.”

— Mitt Romney

Freedom

“Leadership - leadership is about taking responsibility, not making excuses.”

— Mitt Romney

Leadership

“For those who have come here illegally, they might have a transition time to allow them to set their affairs in order. And then go back home and get in line with everybody else. And if they get in line and they apply to become a citizen and get a green card, they will be treated like everybody else.”

— Mitt Romney

Home

“When my mom ran for the Senate, my dad was there for her every step of the way. I can still hear her saying in her beautiful voice, 'Why should women have any less say than men, about the great decisions facing our nation?'”

— Mitt Romney

Dad

“The strength and power and goodness of America has always been based on the strength and power and goodness of our communities, our families, our faiths. That is the bedrock of what makes America, America. In our best days, we can feel the vibrancy of America's communities, large and small.”

— Mitt Romney

Best

“It's opportunity. It's opportunity, not a check from government - it's opportunity that has always driven America and defined us as Americans.”

— Mitt Romney

Government

“The right way to reign in healthcare costs is not by applying more government and more controls and making it more like the post office, it's by making it more like a consumer-driven market.”

— Mitt Romney

Government

“If we become one of those societies that attack success, why not come as certain there will be a lot less success? And that's not who we are.”

— Mitt Romney

Success

“My leadership will end the Obama era and begin a new era of American prosperity.”

— Mitt Romney

Leadership

“Central to America's rise to global leadership is our Judeo-Christian tradition with the vision of the goodness and possibilities of every human life.”

— Mitt Romney

Leadership

“All the laws and legislation in the world will never heal this world like the loving hearts and arms of mothers and fathers. If every child could drift to sleep feeling wrapped in the love of their family - and God's love - this world would be a far more gentle and better place.”

— Mitt Romney

Family

“Dependency is death to initiative, to risk-taking and opportunity. It's time to stop the spread of government dependency and fight it like the poison it is.”

— Mitt Romney

Death

“Some of the companies we helped start are names you know. An office supply company called Staples - where I'm pleased to see the Obama campaign has been shopping The Sports Authority, which became a favorite of my sons. We started an early childhood learning center called Bright Horizons that First Lady Michelle Obama rightly praised.”

— Mitt Romney

Learning