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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.

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“Business and growing jobs is about taking risk, sometimes failing, sometimes succeeding, but always striving. It is about dreams. Usually, it doesn't work out exactly as you might have imagined. Steve Jobs was fired at Apple. He came back and changed the world.”

— Mitt Romney

Business

All Quotes by Mitt Romney

“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

“I feel very deeply about the need to respect and tolerate people of different social - or sexual orientation. But at the same time, I believe marriage should be preserved as an institution for one man and one woman.”

— Mitt Romney

Marriage

“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

“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

“We reserve our deepest respect and admiration for those who volunteer for service and give their lives to help keep our nation secure.”

— Mitt Romney

Respect

“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

“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.”

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Government

“Democrats want to use the slowdown as an excuse to do what their special interests are always begging for: higher taxes, bigger government and less trade with other nations.”

— Mitt Romney

Government

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

— Mitt Romney

Government

“I don't want to transform America. I want to restore to America the economic values of freedom and opportunity and limited government that has made us the powerhouse of the world.”

— Mitt Romney

Freedom

“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

“Men and women of every faith and good people with none at all sincerely strive to do right and lead a purpose-driven life.”

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Faith

“And fifth, we will champion small businesses, America's engine of job growth. That means reducing taxes on business, not raising them. It means simplifying and modernizing the regulations that hurt small business the most. And it means that we must rein in the skyrocketing cost of healthcare by repealing and replacing Obamacare.”

— Mitt Romney

Business

“When you raise taxes on small business, from 35% to 40%, you will kill jobs.”

— Mitt Romney

Business

“Freedom. Freedom of religion. Freedom to speak their mind. Freedom to build a life. And yes, freedom to build a business. With their own hands. This is the essence of the American experience.”

— Mitt Romney

Business

“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

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

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Leadership

“I stand ready to lead us down a different path where we're lifted up by our desire to succeed, not dragged down by a resentment of success.”

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Success

“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

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

— Mitt Romney

Dad