Mitt Romney Quotes

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

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.

Dad was an outstanding leader. He'd bring in top thinkers from a wide array of fields - how to fix the Detroit schools, for example. I watched him in these meetings. He listened and probed.

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.

The answer for healthcare is market incentives, not healthcare by a Godzilla-sized government bureaucracy.

My dad had been born in Mexico and his family had to leave during the Mexican revolution.

I love practical jokes and humor. That there's frankly no joke that I don't think is funny. I love practical jokes, but I don't like being scared.

I have five boys in the family, and it's constant competition, sport, humor, and practical jokes.

As a little boy, I wanted to be a policeman. And then as I got older, and I saw my dad in the car business, an automobile executive.

I like American cars. And I would do nothing to hurt the U.S. auto industry.

I will spend the next four years rebuilding the foundation of a opportunity society led by free people and free enterprises.

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

My leadership will end the Obama era and begin a new era of American prosperity.

Central to America's rise to global leadership is our Judeo-Christian tradition with the vision of the goodness and possibilities of every human life.

Even though I love solar and love wind, like most people do, I like the renewable sources, they alone are not going to get America energy independent.

It's a great experience. If you get a chance to run for president, do it.

Leadership - leadership is about taking responsibility, not making excuses.

My view is that marriage is a relationship between a man and a woman. That's the position I've had for some time, and I don't intend to make any adjustments at this point... Or ever, by the way.

I don't want to transform America. I want to restore to America the economic values of freedom and opportunity and limited government that has made us the powerhouse of the world.

My whole life has been learning to lead, from my parents, to my education, to the experience I had in the private sector, to helping run the Olympics, and then of course helping guide a state.

The torch America carries is one of decency and hope. It is not America's torch alone. But it is America's duty - and honor - to hold it high enough that all the world can see its light.

Ronald Reagan was a president of strength. His philosophy was a philosophy of strength - a strong military, a strong economy and strong families.

I want America to be more like America, if you will. I want the songs, that patriotism we have.

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

Freedom. Freedom of religion. Freedom to speak their mind. Freedom to build a life. And yes, freedom to build a business. With their own hands. This is the essence of the American experience.

My mom and dad gave their kids the greatest gift of all - the gift of unconditional love. They cared deeply about who we would be, and much less about what we would do.

I love my dad. It's fair to say that I probably would not have thought of politics had I not seen my mom and dad involved in politics.

Our relationship with Egypt is very, very important. And I would want them to remain an ally. I don't want to see that official status change.

The country already has a leader who divides us with the bitter politics of envy. We have to offer an alternative vision.

We will strengthen our security by building missile defense, restoring our military might, and standing by and strengthening our intelligence officers.

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

I believe in my Mormon faith, and I endeavor to live by it. My faith is the faith of my fathers - I will be true to them and to my beliefs.

Education is the investment our generation makes in the future.