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I am not going to make any commitments to the teachers union to do anything until they do something that's other than in their own self-interest. And everything they have done so far is in their self-interests, and that's it.

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Chris Christie
Age: 62
Born: 1962
Born: September 6
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It's a deal that will lead to a nuclear Iran, an Israel that will be less safe and secure, and a much more dangerous Middle East. Let's ask it: Hillary Clinton, as an inept negotiator of the worst nuclear arms deal in American history. Is she guilty or not guilty?
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I'm a former federal prosecutor, I've fought terrorists and won and when we get back in the White House we will fight terrorists and win again and America will be safe.
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I think America needs lots of tough people. Not just me. I think America needs to get tougher, all of us.
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Quite frankly, we have seen liberal policies in cities like Chicago, like New York and others, have led to increased crime.
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You can't lay back and wait for somebody else to do it. And I think if the president's made a mistake here, it's this laid-back kind of approach where he's waiting for someone else to solve the problem.
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No parent at home is saying my gosh, if we can just get a higher minimum wage, all of our aspirations have been realized.
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I love to hug my children. I love to tell them I love them every day before they leave for school or before I leave for work. And I think that's the most important thing you can do as a father is to make sure that your children know they're loved.
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I am who I am, but I am not a bully.
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And the greatest lesson that mom ever taught me though was this one. She told me there would be times in your life when you have to choose between being loved and being respected. Now she said to always pick being respected.
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The American people are tired. They're tired of the bickering in Washington, D.C., and the lack of action.
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I think what it's going to do is put an even greater highlight on the fact that Hillary Clinton has a 100-day amnesty plan, where everybody here, no matter whether you've been a criminal or not, no matter how you got here or not, is going to wind up becoming American citizens under Hillary Clinton's plan.
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I'd rather have my teeth drilled than listen to that awful song, 'Fly, Eagles Fly.'
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Now, in New Jersey, we have more government workers per square mile than any state in America. But since I've been governor we now have fewer people on the state payroll at any time since Christie Whitman left office in January 2001. That's the right direction, Mr. President, not the wrong direction.
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I am proud to say that the voice of the people of our nation is being heard in this hall and those voices want Donald Trump to be the next President of the United States.
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You need a strong, tough leader to restore America's greatness. This is the best person to do that.
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These esoteric, intellectual debates-I want them to come to New Jersey and sit across from the widows and the orphans and have that conversation.
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I feel passionately about issues, and I don't hide my emotions from people. I am not a focus group-tested, blow-dried candidate or governor. Now that has always made some people, you know, uneasy. Some people like that style, some people don't. [...] But I am not a bully.
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In the eight years before I became governor, there was zero net private sector job growth in New Jersey. Zero. For eight years.
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Everyone wants to demagogue everyone else. That may be good politics, but it's awful policy.
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