45 Mitt Romney Quotes on Life & Politics (U.S. Senator)

Top 10 Most Famous Mitt Romney Quotes (BEST)

“Our worldly successes cannot be guaranteed, but our ability to achieve spiritual success is entirely up to us, thanks to the grace of God. The best advice I know is to give is to give those worldly things your best but never your all – reserve the ultimate hope for the only one who can grant it.”
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Leadership - leadership is about taking responsibility, not making excuses. — **Leadership** – leadership is about taking responsibility, not making excuses.

I have never once regretted missing a business opportunity so that I could be with my children and grandchildren. — I have never once regretted missing a **business** opportunity so that I could be with my **children** and **grandchildren**.

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. — 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.

Education is the investment our generation makes in the future. — **Education** is the **investment** our generation makes in the **future**.

“I understand how difficult it can be for an African-American in today’s society. In fact, I can relate to black people very well indeed. My ancestors once owned slaves, and it is in my lineage to work closely with the black community. However, just because they were freed over a century ago doesn’t mean they can now be freeloaders. They need to be told to work hard, and the incentives just aren’t there for them anymore. When I’m president I plan to work closely with the black community to bring a sense of pride and work ethic back into view for them.”
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When it comes to pinning blame, pin the tail on the donkeys.

The invisible hand of the market always moves faster and better than the heavy hand of government.

You don't have to be larger than life to be a hero, just larger than yourself. — You don’t have to be larger than life to be a hero, just larger than yourself.

Christianity is not the faith of the complacent, the comfortable or of the timid. It demands and creates heroic souls. — **Christianity** is not the **faith** of the complacent, the comfortable or of the timid. It demands and creates heroic souls.

6 Mitt Romney Quotes on America’s Economy

“Free enterprise has done more to lift people out of poverty, to help build a strong middle class, to help educate our kids, and to make our lives better than all the programs of government combined.”
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The biggest source of getting the country to a balanced budget is not by raising taxes or by cutting spending. It's by encouraging the growth of the economy. — The biggest source of getting the country to a balanced budget is not by raising **taxes** or by cutting spending. It’s by encouraging the **growth** of the economy.

You can't continue to have higher education tuition grow at a multiple of the rate of inflation. — You can’t continue to have higher **education** tuition grow at a multiple of the rate of **inflation**.

“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.”
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“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.”
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“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?'”
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5 Mitt Romney Quotes About America and Americans

“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.”
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We reserve our deepest respect and admiration for those who volunteer for service and give their lives to help keep our nation secure. — We reserve our deepest **respect** and admiration for those who volunteer for **service** and give their lives to help keep our nation secure.

America cannot continue to lead the family of nations around the world if we suffer the collapse of the family here at home.

Together we will build an America where hope is a new job with a paycheck, not a faded word on an old bumper sticker. — Together we will build an America where **hope** is a new job with a paycheck, not a faded word on an old bumper sticker.

“Religious freedom opens a door for Americans that is closed to too many others around the world. But whether we walk through that door, and what we do with our lives after we do, is up to us.”
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3 Mitt Romney Quotes on China vs. America

“America can compete with anyone in the world as long as the playing field is level. China’s been cheating over the years. One by holding down the value of their currency. Number two, by stealing our intellectual property; our designs, our patents, our technology. We will have to have people play on a fair basis.”
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China has to understand America wants to trade with them. We want a world that's stable. We like free enterprise, but you got to play by the rules. — China has to understand America wants to trade with them. We want a world that’s stable. We like free enterprise, but you got to play by the rules.

“We have to understand that America can’t just surrender and lose jobs year in and year out. We have to say to our friend in China, look, you guys are playing aggressively. We understand it. But this can’t keep on going. You can’t keep on holding down the value of your currency, stealing our intellectual property, counterfeiting our products, selling them around the world, even to the United States.”
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2 Mitt Romney Quotes on Barack Obama

“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.”
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“President Obama’s view of a free economy is to send your money to his friends. My vision for a free enterprise economy is to return entrepreneurship and genius and creativity to the American people!”
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4 Mitt Romney Quotes on Government Entities

“The teachers unions are the clearest example of a group that has lost its way. Whenever anyone dares to offer a new idea, the unions protest the loudest. Their attitude was memorably expressed by a longtime president of the American Federation of Teachers: He said, quote, ‘When school children start paying union dues, that’s when I’ll start representing the interests of children.'”
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It is time to cut out the mountains of waste and inefficiency and duplication in the federal government. — It is **time** to cut out the mountains of waste and inefficiency and duplication in the federal government.

Dependency is death to initiative, to risk-taking and opportunity. It's time to stop the spread of government dependency and fight it like the poison it is. — Dependency is **death** to initiative, to risk-taking and opportunity. It’s time to stop the spread of government dependency and fight it like the poison it is.

Conservatives believe in providing Constitutional rights to our citizens, not to enemy combatants like Khalid Sheikh Mohammed.

6 Inspirational Mitt Romney Quotes About Life (BELIEVE)

“I don’t doubt for a second that Neil Armstrong‘s spirit is still with us: that unique blend of optimism, humility and the utter confidence that when the world needs someone to do the really big stuff, you need an American.”
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What you believe, what you value, how you live - matters. — What you **believe**, what you value, how you live – matters.

We can believe as we want, but we should not force our beliefs on others. — We can **believe** as we want, but we should not force our beliefs on others.

If you live in the mountains, you long for the trees and the lakes.

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

“I feel very deeply about the need to respect and tolerate people of different social – or sexual orientation. But at the same time, I believe marriage should be preserved as an institution for one man and one woman.”
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3 Mitt Romney Quotes About Family

“I’m a family guy. Most important thing in my life by far is my relationship with my wife and my sons, daughters-in-law, and 18 grandchildren. And for me, this is all about them.”
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I have a big family, and I spend a lot of time with them.

I have inherited nothing. Everything Ann and I have we have earned the old-fashioned way.

3 Funny and Awkward Mitt Romney Quotes

If anyone accuses me of lying, I'll simply say I'm not lying, which is just an extension of the overall lying strategy. — If anyone accuses me of lying, I’ll simply say I’m not lying, which is just an extension of the overall lying strategy.

I'm not familiar precisely with what I said, but I'll stand by what I said, whatever it was. — I’m not familiar precisely with what I said, but I’ll stand by what I said, whatever it was.

I'm not concerned about the very poor. We have a safety net there. If it needs a repair, I'll fix it. — I’m not concerned about the very poor. We have a safety net there. If it needs a repair, I’ll fix it.

3 Mitt Romney Quotes on Donald Trump

“Donald Trump creates scapegoats in Muslims and Mexican immigrants. He calls for the use of torture. He calls for killing the innocent children and family members of terrorists. He cheers assaults on protesters. He applauds the prospect of twisting the Constitution to limit First Amendment freedom of the press. This is the very brand of anger that has led other nations into the abyss.”
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