Inspiring Quotes by Rick Perry - Page 2

"Every life is precious"

"Democracy functions best when we have an active citizenry"

"Dark economic clouds are dissipating into an emerging blue sky of opportunity"

"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"

"Conservatives are winning offices, and champions of big government are cleaning out their desks right now"

"But of course, now we're told we're in recovery but this sure doesn't feel like a recovery to more than 9 percent of the Americans out there who are unemployed, or the 16 percent of the African-Americans, 11 percent of Hispanics in the same position, or the millions who can only find part-time work or those who have even stopped looking for a job"

"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"

"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"

"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"

"As Americans, we don't see the role of government as guaranteeing outcomes, but allowing free men and women to flourish based on their own vision, their hard work and their personal responsibility"

"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"

"Americans want government that is leaner, more efficient, and less intrusive into their personal lives"

"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"

"America needs jobs, smaller government, less spending and a president with the courage to offer more than yet another speech"

"According to a study by Achieve Incorporated, Texas is the first state to make a college-prep curriculum the standard coursework in high school, starting with this year's ninth grade class"