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" It's opportunity. It's opportunity, not a check from government - it's opportunity that has always driven America and defined us as Americans. "

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" 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. "

" There are many people who think we should have zero tax on capital gains, interest and dividends for everybody, as - the very, very wealthy. But recognize that means that Bill Gates and Warren Buffett would pay no income tax at all. And some people say, 'Well, that's a good thing for growth of the economy.' "

" In every stump speech I give, I speak about the fact that people who dream and achieve enormous success do not make us poorer - they make us better off. "

" I have seen American determination in people like Debbi Sommers. She runs a furniture rental business for conventions in Las Vegas. When 9/11 hit, and again, when the recession tanked the conventions business, she didn't give up, close down, or lay off her people. She taught them not just to rent furniture, but also to manufacture it. "

" The big story of 2013, a very distressing year, is that Americans continue not to be able to find the full-time jobs they need, and that's something which the president has to recognize as the first priority of his administration. "

" Three years ago, this week, a newly elected President Obama faced the American people and he said, look, if I can't turn this economy around in three years, I'll be looking at a one-term proposition, and we're here to collect! You know the results. It's been 35 months of unemployment above 8 percent. "

" Every year, virtually every governor balances the budget. "

" Happiness, for me, is a function of the number of people I love, and I think joy and happiness is directly related to how many people are in our lives and how deeply we are bonded with those people. "

" We conservatives don't have a corner on saying 'no'. We're just the ones who say it when it's the right thing to say. "

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" The world relies upon, and America must rely upon, a strong military. "

" I was affectionately known as Bird Legs during high school. "

" We look to our pastors and priests and rabbis and counselors of all kinds to testify of the enduring principles upon which our society is built: honesty, charity, integrity and family. "

" I looked at the race, and I said, 'Look. Hillary Clinton is going to be hard to beat.' Another bad prediction on my part, because she's turned out a lot weaker than I thought. "

" So, for instance, let me make this clear: You know I signed a statement. I will not raise taxes on anybody. I don't want to raise taxes on the American people. "

" The words spoken by the leader of the free world can expand the frontiers of freedom or shrink them. When Ronald Reagan called on Gorbachev to 'tear down this wall', a surge of confidence rose that would ultimately breach the bounds of the evil empire. "

" President Obama, Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, and their team have failed the American people, and that is why their majority will soon be out the door. "

" I'm afraid you're gonna have to see more American military involvement in order to keep ISIS from spreading even further. "

" I have a Missouri Fox Trotter. So mine's like a quarter horse, but just a much better gait - it moves very fast. "

" I wish President Obama had succeeded because I want America to succeed. But his promises gave way to disappointment and division. This isn't something we have to accept. Now is the moment when we can do something. With your help we will do something. "

" 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. "

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

" It kills me not to be there, not to be in the White House doing what needs to be done. "

" I believe in an America where millions of Americans believe in an America that's the America millions of Americans believe in. That's the America I love. "

" Let me tell you, the heart of my tax proposal: I will not raise taxes on the American people. I will not raise taxes on middle-income Americans. "

" Letting people into WTO who intend to cheat is obviously a mistake. "

" If you felt that excitement when you voted for Barack Obama, shouldn't you feel that way now that he's President Obama? You know there's something wrong with the kind of job he's done as president when the best feeling you had was the day you voted for him. "

" I can never predict what the markets will do. Sometimes it does the exact opposite of what I would have expected. "

" There are a lot of people who go to Washington or go to their state houses with a personal ambition in mind. "

" Frankly, I was born with a silver spoon. "

" Our relationship with Egypt is very, very important. And I would want them to remain an ally. I don't want to see that official status change. "