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" A friend of mine, a Hispanic entrepreneur asked me a question sometime ago, he said, 'When is the last time you saw a Hispanic panhandler?' I think it's a great question. I'll tell you, in my life I've never once have seen a Hispanic panhandler, because in our community, it would be viewed as shameful to be out on the street begging. "

Ted Cruz

Life

Great

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" We can build the fence. We can triple the border patrol. We can end sanctuary cities by cutting off funding to them. We can end welfare for those here illegally. "

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" It used to be, it is accepted scientific wisdom the Earth is flat, and this heretic named Galileo was branded a denier. "

" The American free market system is the greatest engine for prosperity and opportunity that the world has ever seen. Freedom works. "

" I'm not serving in office because I desperately needed 99 new friends in the U.S. Senate. "

" I was so horrifically bad at tennis. "

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" I believe in the power of millions of courageous conservatives rising up to re-ignite the promise of America. "

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America

" I think it was absolutely a mistake for President Obama and Harry Reid to force a government shutdown. "

" My mother was born in Wilmington, Delaware. She's a U.S. citizen, so I'm a U.S. citizen. "

" It's remarkable that the failures of the Obama, Clinton, Kerry foreign policy are not only uniting the Left and Right in Israel but might even be creating some common ground between Israel and the Palestinian Authority. "

" There's an old joke that politics is Hollywood for ugly people. An awful lot of the press coverage about Washington reads like coverage of Hollywood. Madonna is having some spat with Sean Penn. Who cares? And who cares which politician is mad at that politician? "

" There is no room for Christians in today's Democratic Party. "

" Leading from behind doesn't work. "

" Twenty years from now if there is some obscure Trivial Pursuit question, I am confident I will be the answer. "

" What I think is at stake in 2012, is whether the five or six strong conservatives elected to the Senate in 2010 become 10 or 12. And if that happens, it will fundamentally shift the character of the Senate. It will shift the balance. "

" It's been 80 years since the Senate has confirmed a Supreme Court nominee who was nominated during an election. And particularly when the court hangs in the balance, it makes no sense whatsoever to give Barack Obama the power to jam through a judge in the final election year. "

" My abuela was an incredible cook. "

Ted Cruz

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Cook

" There is a problem in Washington, and the problem is bigger than a continuing resolution. It is bigger than Obamacare. It is even bigger than the budget. The most fundamental problem and the frustration is that the men and women in Washington aren't listening. "

" The Obama economy has led to the lowest labor force participation since 1978. "

" What I have been talking about for many years is opportunity conservatism, that every policy should focus like a laser on easing the means of ascent up the economic ladder. "

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" The State Marriage Defense Act helps safeguard the ability of states to preserve traditional marriage for their citizens. "

" My dad grew up with an avocado tree in his backyard. My entire family, my wife and daughters, they love avocado. I may well be allergic. It makes me physically sick. "

" If you want a president to stop amnesty, to secure the borders and keep us safe, then support a candidate who has led the fight to stop amnesty to secure the borders and to keep us safe. "

" I will keep my word. My father fled Cuba, and I will fight to defend liberty because my family knows what it's like to lose it. "