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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.

“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

All Quotes by Mitt Romney

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

— Mitt Romney

Dad

“Together we will build an America where hope is a new job with a paycheck, not a faded word on an old bumper sticker.”

— Mitt Romney

Hope

“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

“And this President wakes up every morning, looks out across America and is proud to announce, 'It could be worse.' It could be worse? Is that what it means to be an American? It could be worse? Of course not. What defines us as Americans is our unwavering conviction that we know it must be better.”

— Mitt Romney

Morning

“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.”

— Mitt Romney

Government

“We believe in individual initiative, personal responsibility, opportunity, freedom, small government, the Constitution. These principles, these American principles are key to getting our economy back to being successful and leading the world.”

— Mitt Romney

Freedom

“The Cuban people still live in constant fear of a brutal totalitarian regime that has demonstrated time and again its utter disregard for basic human dignity. The fight for a free Cuba has gone on for far too long.”

— Mitt Romney

Fear

“I've been looking at some video clips on YouTube of President Obama - then candidate Obama - going through Iowa making promises. The gap between his promises and his performance is the largest I've seen, well, since the Kardashian wedding and the promise of 'til death do we part.”

— Mitt Romney

Death

“I want you to remember when our White House reflected the best of who we are, not the worst of what Europe has become.”

— Mitt Romney

Best

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

— Mitt Romney

Business

“Our worldly successes cannot be guaranteed, but our ability to achieve spiritual success is entirely up to us, thanks to the grace of God. The best advice I know is to give is to give those worldly things your best but never your all - reserve the ultimate hope for the only one who can grant it.”

— Mitt Romney

Best

“President Obama promised to begin to slow the rise of the oceans and heal the planet. My promise... is to help you and your family.”

— Mitt Romney

Family

“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

“The promise of America has always been that if you worked hard, had the right values, took some risks, that there was an opportunity to build a better life for your family and for your next generation.”

— Mitt Romney

Family

“My mom and dad gave their kids the greatest gift of all - the gift of unconditional love. They cared deeply about who we would be, and much less about what we would do.”

— Mitt Romney

Dad

“Perhaps religious conscience upsets the designs of those who feel that the highest wisdom and authority comes from government. But from the beginning, this nation trusted in God, not man. Religious liberty is the first freedom in our Constitution.”

— Mitt Romney

Freedom

“President Barack Obama has stood watch over the greatest job loss in modern American history. And that, my friends, is one inconvenient truth that will haunt this President throughout history.”

— Mitt Romney

History

“The country already has a leader who divides us with the bitter politics of envy. We have to offer an alternative vision.”

— Mitt Romney

Politics

“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.”

— Mitt Romney

Alone

“If I am elected President of these United States, I will work with all my energy and soul to restore that America, to lift our eyes to a better future. That future is our destiny. That future is out there. It is waiting for us. Our children deserve it, our nation depends upon it, the peace and freedom of the world require it.”

— Mitt Romney

Freedom