Quote

As Americans, we realize that there is no taxpayer money that wasn't first earned through the sweat and toil of one of our citizens.

Rick Perry

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

Rick Perry
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: March 4
Farmer
Governor Of Texas
Military Officer
Politician
Haskell
Texas
James Richard Perry
James Richard Rick Perry
First
Sweat
Americans
Citizens
Realize
Wasn
Taxpayer
Realizing
Taxpayers
Money
Earned
Firsts
Toil

More quotes by Rick Perry

Image
I'll work every day to try to make Washington, D.C., as inconsequential in your life as I can.
Rick Perry
Image
If you rent a U-Haul to move your company, it costs twice as much to go from San Francisco to Austin than the other way around, because you can't find enough trucks to leave the Golden State.
Rick Perry
Image
Washington's insatiable desire to spend our children's inheritance on failed stimulus plans and other misguided economic theories have given record debt and left us with far too many unemployed.
Rick Perry
Image
Abstinence works, I know it from my own personal life, abstinence works.
Rick Perry
Image
I stand before you today as a disciplined conservative Texan, a committed Republican and a proud American, united with you to restoring our nation and revive the American dream.
Rick Perry
Image
I'm worried about that man or woman sitting around - the coffee table tonight or in their kitchen talking about how are we going to get to work. How are we going to have the dignity to take care of our family.
Rick Perry
Image
[Under Obama,] our federal tax dollars can now be used to fund abortion all over the world. With the stroke of a pen, abortion essentially became a U.S. foreign export.
Rick Perry
Image
It takes balls to execute an innocent man.
Rick Perry
Image
In America, the people are not subjects of government, the government is subject to the people.
Rick Perry
Image
The great lesson of history for us is that strength and resolve bring peace and order, and weakness and vacillation invite chaos and conflict.
Rick Perry
Image
You got to have a courageous president to stand up and says, listen, if - if you send a bill to me that spends more money than what we've coming in, I'll veto it. I mean, I'm going to try to work with you the best I can, but I'm going to veto it.
Rick Perry
Image
When I make a vow to God, then I would suggest to you that's even stronger than a handshake in Texas.
Rick Perry
Image
Government that is open and honest will always be able to withstand the light of day.
Rick Perry
Image
And I have a message for the liberals and the defenders of the status quo: we're just getting started.
Rick Perry
Image
Every life is precious.
Rick Perry
Image
I have no question that Newt Gingrich has the heart of a conservative reformer, the ability to rally and captivate the conservative movement.
Rick Perry
Image
I had the great privilege in 2011 and 2012 of learning a lot about what it takes to run for the presidency of the United States. It is one of the greatest challenges that any human being could take upon themselves.
Rick Perry
Image
The liberals think government exists to fix what's wrong with America. They find fault with our Constitution, our economic model and our core values. We disagree with the premise of their argument. We believe there's nothing wrong with America that an extra dose of freedom won't cure.
Rick Perry
Image
To make sure that votes are never canceled out by illegal votes, we instituted a photo ID requirement. And don't you think it's fair to apply at least the same standard required to get a library card or to board an airpane?
Rick Perry
Image
When it comes to conservative social issues, it saddens me when sometimes my fellow Republicans duck and cover in the face of pressure from the left. Our loudest opponents on the left are never going to like us so let's quit trying to curry favor with them.
Rick Perry