“Somebody has to tell the E.P.A. that we don't need you monkeying around and fiddling around and getting in our business with every kind of regulation you can dream up. You're doing nothing more than killing jobs. It's a cemetery for jobs at the E.P.A.”
Business
“The fact is there is forgiveness for those who seek God. And I believe in the power of redemption.”
ForgivenessAll Quotes by Rick Perry
“Tell the trial lawyers to get out of your state and to quit costing businessmen and women.”
Women“The fact is there is forgiveness for those who seek God. And I believe in the power of redemption.”
Forgiveness“My hope is that that person will come forward that can win the presidency that we can all get behind.”
Hope“America's greatness is not found in the size of its government. America's greatness resides in the hearts and the minds of the people.”
Government“But if you say that we should not educate children who have come into our state for no other reason than they've been brought there by no fault of their own, I don't think you have a heart. We need to be educating these children, because they will become a drag on our society.”
Society“Our citizens are tired of big government raising their taxes and cooking up new ways to micromanage their lives, our citizens are tired of big government killing jobs with their do-gooder policies. In short the people are Fed Up!”
Government“This administration in Washington that's in power now clearly believes that government is not only the answer to every need, but it's the most qualified to make the most central decisions for every American in every area.”
Government“Crucial to understanding federalism in modern day America is the concept of mobility, or 'the ability to vote with your feet.' If you don't support the death penalty and citizens packing a pistol - don't come to Texas. If you don't like medicinal marijuana and gay marriage, don't move to California.”
Death“We've got the wind at our back right now. Americans are waking up to the realities of their previous choices. We must keep America moving back to preeminence because our values and conservative ideas are the world's greatest hope.”
Hope“It is through states that the American people get the job done every day, often in spite of a deeply flawed bureaucratic federal government.”
Government“President Obama's call for nearly a half-trillion dollars in more government stimulus when America has more than $14 trillion in debt is guided by his mistaken belief that we can spend our way to prosperity.”
Government“When the good lord calls you home, the government ought not come get your home.”
Government“Our work is before us. It cannot be passed to future legislatures and must not be passed to future generations. May we boldly seize the moment with singular unity. And may we build a Texas of unlimited possibility.”
Future“I got all the respect in the world for the front-runners in this race, but ask yourself: If we replace a Democratic insider with a Republican insider, you think we're really going to change Washington, D.C.? You don't have to settle for Washington and Wall Street insiders who supported the Wall Street bailout and the Obamacare individual mandate.”
Change“And I think most people in this country want to see a president that's got the courage to say we're going to cut the tax burden, and reduce the regulatory climate, and we're going to get Americans working.”
Courage“We believe in government involvement that leads to independence: good schools, quality roads and the best health care.”
Government“I hope I am the Tim Tebow of the Iowa caucuses.”
Hope“But it wasn't until I graduated from Texas A & M University and joined the United States Air Force, flying C-130's all around the globe, that I truly appreciated the blessings of freedom.”
Freedom“As Americans, we realize that there is no taxpayer money that wasn't first earned through the sweat and toil of one of our citizens.”
Money