Quotes

“The American people I talk to don't spend every moment thinking, 'How can I tax my neighbor more than they're being taxed?' They say, 'How can I get a good job? How can my kids get good jobs? How can seniors have a confidence in their future when they know that Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid are bankrupt?'” Mitt Romney

“Together we will build an America where hope is a new job with a paycheck, not a faded word on an old bumper sticker.” Mitt Romney

“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.” Mitt Romney

“We still believe in the America that is a land of opportunity and a beacon of freedom. We believe in the America that challenges each of us to be better and bigger than ourselves.” Mitt Romney

“When it comes to the economy, my highest priority as President will be worrying about your job, not saving my own.” Mitt Romney

“By making bold cuts in spending and commonsense entitlement reforms, we will make our government simpler, smaller, and smarter.” Mitt Romney

“I went to Massachusetts to make a difference. I didn't go there to begin a political career running time and time again. I made a difference. I put in place the things I wanted to do.” Mitt Romney

“I will promote savings and investment by maintaining the 15% rate on capital gains and dividends. I will eliminate the tax entirely for those with annual income below $200,000.” Mitt Romney

“I've met graduating college kids facing loan payments and a bad economy, and they are worried that they won't be able to get a job. This is not the way America needs to be.” Mitt Romney

“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.” Mitt Romney

“In recent years, we have seen the United States back away from pressuring the Castro regime, under the misguided view that placating them with an open hand would yield progress. That naivete has invited only more cruelty and oppression in return.” Mitt Romney

“Instead of leading the world by how much we borrow, it's time that we make sure we lead the world in how much we build and create and invest.” Mitt Romney

“Internationally, President Obama has adopted an appeasement strategy. He believes America's role as leader in the world is a thing of the past. I believe a strong America must - and will - lead the future.” Mitt Romney

“Isn't it fitting that so many of those who have contempt for the private sector will soon find themselves back in it?” Mitt Romney

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

“It's time for the party of big ideas, not the party of Big Brother!” Mitt Romney

“Mr. Chairman, delegates. I accept your nomination for President of the United States of America. I do so with humility, deeply moved by the trust you have placed in me. It is a great honor. It is an even greater responsibility.” Mitt Romney

“No person I have ever met, not even the most righteous or pure of heart, has gone without those times when faith recedes in the busy-ness of life.” Mitt Romney

“Our economy is on the move and we are creating thousands of new jobs, but we need to keep our foot on the gas pedal.” Mitt Romney

“People of different faiths, like yours and mine, sometimes wonder where we can meet in common purpose, when there are so many differences in creed and theology. Surely the answer is that we can meet in service, in shared moral convictions about our nation stemming from a common worldview.” Mitt Romney

“President Obama instituted the most anti-growth, anti-investment, anti-jobs measures that we have seen in our lifetime. Now he called his agenda ambitious, I call it reckless.” Mitt Romney

“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.” Mitt Romney

“Some of the companies we helped start are names you know. An office supply company called Staples - where I'm pleased to see the Obama campaign has been shopping; The Sports Authority, which became a favorite of my sons. We started an early childhood learning center called Bright Horizons that First Lady Michelle Obama rightly praised.” Mitt Romney

“The principles that made this nation a great and powerful leader of the world, have not lost their meaning. They never will. We know we can bring this country back. I'm Mitt Romney. I believe in America. And I'm running for president of the United States.” Mitt Romney

“The promise of America has always been that if you worked hard, had the right values, took some risks, that there was an opportunity to build a better life for your family and for your next generation.” Mitt Romney

“The right way to reign in healthcare costs is not by applying more government and more controls and making it more like the post office, it's by making it more like a consumer-driven market.” Mitt Romney

“Third, we will make trade work for America by forging new trade agreements. And when nations cheat in trade, there will be unmistakable consequences.” Mitt Romney

“What you believe, what you value, how you live, matters.” Mitt Romney

“When sperm and egg unite, something goes from inanimate to animate. It is life.” Mitt Romney

“You balance the budget by restraining the growth of government and encouraging the growth of the private sector.” Mitt Romney