Gary Johnson Quotes

I think very fundamentally to being Libertarian is not having a social agenda. I accept who you are and the life that you live as long as your life does not adversely affect mine.

I don't believe there should be any restrictions when it comes to firearms. None.

A wasted vote is voting for someone that you don't believe in

My next door neighbor's two dogs have created more shovel-ready jobs than this current administration.

Republicans are horrible with civil liberties, and not so good with dollars and cents. Democrats are horrible with dollars and cents, and not so good with civil liberties.

As I told the students every time I visited a campus, you are the director of your own movie, and if you aren't enjoying what you are doing, change it.

Regardless of who wins, an election should be a time for optimism and fresh approaches.

Life's a party. Invite yourself.

Immigration is a good thing. We should make that as easy as possible.

We're on the verge of a financial collapse unless we balance the budget, and that means some really, really tough decisions.

I'm asked, what about criminal prosecution of those on wall street? You know what, it's probably because none of them committed any crimes. They just made some incredibly bad decisions.

How simple life is. We buy a fish. We are fed. We sit close to each other, we talk and then we go to bed.

Regardless of my legislation, spending has to be stopped.

The current prohibition laws are forcing drug disputes to be played out with guns in our streets. We need to put a stop to this criminal drug element in our country.

It's not 2038 that Social Security is bankrupt. It's now.

I think libertarians need somebody who can articulate getting from A to Z. But you know, if G is achievable, how about it? Let's get there!

Ron Paul's revolution isn't a fluke. It's the future.

The excitement right now is coming from the Liberty movement. And the Republicans want a piece of it.

I'm absolutely a Ron Paul fan.

I had a 'Mr. Smith Goes to Washington' experience as governor.

Every time you pass a law, it is a little bite out of freedom.

We live in America. We live in a free society where we are able to make choices. It's about giving individuals freedoms and holding them accountable.

That's the first sign you know you're a Libertarian. You see the red light. You stop. You realize that there's not a car in sight. And you put your foot on the gas.

Politics is a herd mentality. Politicians don't really lead. Politicians reflect what they think is consensus opinion.

I think the government should be out of the marriage business and leave marriage to the churches.

My issue with campaign finance is 100 percent disclosure. Wear a suit with patches from your big contributors. Depending on the size of the contribution, that's how big the patch should be.

Marriage equality - I think that it's a constitutionally guaranteed right. Let's end the drug wars. Let's balance the federal budget, and that means reforming the entitlements - Medicaid, Medicare.

Do I favor the death penalty? Theoretically, I do, but when you realize that there's a 4 percent error rate, you end up putting guilty people to death.