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" People sometimes hold themselves back because they want to use racism as an excuse for them not being able to achieve what they want to achieve. "

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" Most of the people who are in elective office in Washington, D.C., they have held public office before. How's that workin' for you? "

" We need to lower tax rates for everybody, starting with the top corporate tax rate. We need to simplify the tax code. The ultimate answer, in my opinion, is the fair tax, which is a fair tax for everybody, because as long as we still have this messed-up tax code, the politicians are going to use it to reward winners and losers. "

" I think that taxes would be fair if we first get rid of the tax code. This is the ultimate solution, not to just say we're going to trim around the edges, not to say that we will try to simplify a little of this and a little of that. The problem is, replace the tax code, so we can establish tax fairness for everybody. "

" My motivation for running for Senate was not for the stature of being a senator, but because I wanted to make a difference on issues I feel passionate about. "

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" I was Chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. As you know, there are twelve banks and they have their citizens board, and I got elected to the Fed Chairmanship for the Federal Reserve Kansas City Bank back in the mid-'90s. It might have been 1995-'96. "

" Whether you were talking about Pillsbury, Burger King, Godfather's, the National Restaurant Association, in each one of those situations, I had a daunting problem that I had to solve. And I used the same business principles to approach the problem and, more importantly, solve the problem in every one of the situations. "

" I challenge anybody to say that I wouldn't know how to approach foreign policy because, unlike some of the other people, I at least have a foreign policy philosophy, which is an extension of the Reagan philosophy. Peace through strength, and my philosophy is peace through strength and clarity. "

" That's the biggest problem, is the tax code itself. "

" My presence in the social media and on the Internet is much bigger than many of the other candidates, including Mitt Romney. So, when you take the social media and you take the Tea Party citizens movement, you have a combination there that, quite frankly, 10 years ago, I wouldn't have had a chance. "

" Don't blame Wall Street, don't blame the big banks. If you don't have a job and you are not rich, blame yourself! "

" They call me racist too just because I disagree with a President who happens to be black. You are not racists - you are patriots. "

" The thing that differs me from a lot of other people running for the President of the United States is that I focus on the problem first. Then I focus on what the solution is. "

" It's time to get real, folks. Hope and change ain't working. Hope and change is not a solution. Hope and change is not a job. "

" We as voters, have long hoped that we would get a businessman instead of a politician in order to help fix America's problems. Well, I am that businessman. "

" It is not someone's fault if they succeeded, it is someone's fault if they failed. "

" If I had been under ObamaCare, and a beaurocrat had been trying to tell me when I could get that CT scan, that would have delayed my treatment. I was able to get the treatment as fast as I could based upon my timetable, and not the government's timetable. That's what saved my life. "

" Americans need accurate information in order to consider Social Security reform. Too bad the media can't be counted upon to provide it. "

" The only tactic liberals have is to try to intimidate people into thinking that the Tea Party is racist. The Tea Party is not a racist movement, period! If it were, why would the straw polls keep showing that the black guy is winning? That's a rhetorical question. Let me state it: The black guy keeps winning. "

" People who oppose Obama are said to be racists - so I guess I'm a racist. "

" Polls are inaccurate in my opinion, based upon anecdotal evidence, based upon people that I know. "

" It's not about me, it's about the grandkids. That's what a lot of people don't understand about what Herman is up to. "

" The American people, Neil, are sick and tired of excuses. They are sick and tired of the blame game. And they're sick and tired of the deception coming from this president and this administration. This is why I believe that I am doing so well in the polls. "

" Uncertainty is killing this economy. "

" In order to fix Social Security, we must restructure it so that we continue to provide for our Nation's seniors that are approaching retirement age, but allow for younger taxpayers to invest a portion of their Social Security taxes in private accounts. "

" I would have to have people totally committed to the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of this United States. And many of the Muslims, they are not totally dedicated to this country. They are not dedicated to our Constitution. Many of them are trying to force Sharia law on the people of this country. "

" I didn't know I was a conservative when it didn't matter to me growing up. "

" This economy is on life support. "

" One of the questions that I often get is, 'Why are you running to be President?'. To Be President! What did I miss? I'm not running to go to Disneyland. "

" I'm not a professional politician. I'm a professional problem solver, and I believe we should cut the salaries of senators and congressmen 10 percent until they balance the budget. I call that conservative common sense. "

" Stupid people are ruining America. "