Famous Quotes By Marco Rubio

 

1. America is the story of everyday people who did extraordinary things. A story woven deep into the fabric of our society.
2. Americans believe with all their heart, the vast majority of them, and the vast majority of Floridians, that the United States of America is simply the single greatest nation in all of human history.
3. Americans chose a free enterprise system designed to provide a quality of opportunity, not compel a quality of results. And that is why this is only place in the world where you can open up a business in the spare bedroom of your home.
4. Americans chose a limited government that exists to protect our rights, not to grant them.
5. And so, whether they came here on the Mayflower, on a slave ship, or on an airplane from Havana, we are all descendants of the men and women who built here the nation that saved the world.
6. And yet, there are still people in American politics who, for some reason, cling to this belief that America is better off adopting the economic policies of nations whose people who immigrate here from there.
7. Barack Obama doesn't believe in free enterprise. He's never going to admit it. For instance, he's never going to come straight out and say, 'If you own a business you didn't build it.' Alright, maybe he will.
8. But let me tell you what happens when regulations go too far, when they seem to exist only for the purpose of justifying the existence of a regulator. It kills the people trying to start a business.
9. But since her earliest days, America has inspired people from all over the world. Inspired them with the hope that one day their own countries would be one like this one.
10. But those who believe that what our people desire is big government are living in a state of delusion.
11. For those who aspire to live in a high cost, high tax, big government place, our nation and the world offers plenty of options. Vermont, Canada and Venezuela all offer you the opportunity to live in the socialist, big government paradise you long for.
12. From tea parties to the election in Massachusetts, we are witnessing the single greatest political pushback in American history.
13. Here we will solve with laws and dollars, problems that too many people around the world still must solve with violence and civil war.
14. Hope and Change has become Divide and Conquer.
15. I am privileged to be a citizen of the single greatest society in all of human history.
16. I don't really like labels in politics, but I will gladly accept the label of conservatism.
17. I pinch myself because of the understanding that I've been blessed with a real rare opportunity that few Americans ever get - to serve their government and their people at this level.
18. If I were running to be somebody, there are a lot of easier sombodies to be. After all, running against the incumbent governor of your own party in your home state is not the next logical step in a political life.
19. It's impossible to walk a block in Miami, in Los Angeles, San Antonio without running into someone who is being deeply impacted by a broken legal immigration system.
20. It's not in our nature. Americans have never been a people that drive through a nice neighborhood and say, 'Oh, I hate the people who live in these nice houses.'
21. Leaders at the highest levels of our government are undertaking a deliberate and systematic effort to redefine our government, our economy and our country.
22. Leadership can not be measured in a poll or even in the result of an election. It can only be truly seen with the benefit of time. From the perspective of 20 years, not 20 days.
23. Let's stop big government energy mandates like cap-and-trade, and instead trust the American innovator to make us energy independent.
24. Mitt Romney understands free enterprise, he has worked in it. He has seen companies succeed and he has seen them fail, too. He knows what people think about when they invest their money.
25. Mitt Romney will stop the attacks on job creators, encourage entrepreneurs to chase their dreams, and bring good jobs and a better future to all Americans.
26. My Dad used to tell us: 'En este pais, ustedes van a poder lograr todas las cosas que nosotros no pudimos' 'In this country, you will be able to accomplish all the things we never could.'
27. No community values entrepreneurship and small business more than the Hispanic community.
28. Of course there are critics who believe that no matter what we do, the Florida dream is over. They claim that we must accept the idea that inevitably our future is one of high taxes and big government.
29. Our national motto is 'In God we Trust,' reminding us that faith in our Creator is the most important American value of all.
30. The president we have today is a typical Washington politician that's prone to hyperbole and decisiveness and false outrage. And I think it's very sad - very sad to watch.
31. The problem is that when government controls the economy, those who can influence government keep winning, and everybody else just stays the same.
32. There's never been a nation like the United States, ever. It begins with the principles of our founding documents, principles that recognize that our rights come from God, not from our government.
33. Under this president, we have a government that has grown too big, too costly and now even more overbearing by forcing religious entities to abandon their beliefs.
34. Unlike any other leader in modern American history, we are led today by a president that has decided to pit Americans against each other.
35. We are special because we've been united not by a common race or ethnicity. We're bound together by common values. That family is the most important institution in society. That almighty God is the source of all we have.
36. We can not continue to allow this over reliance on government to replace the cornerstone institution that has made the American experience possible.
37. We chose more freedom instead of more government. We chose the principles of our founding to solve the challenges of our time. We chose a special man to lead us in a special time. We chose Mitt Romney to lead our nation.
38. We live in a society obsessed with public opinion. But leadership has never been about popularity.
39. We need transparency in government spending. We need to put each government expenditure online so every Floridian can see where their tax money is being spent.
40. We should be the pro-legal immigration party. A party that has a positive platform and agenda on how we can create a legal immigration system that works for immigrants and works for America.
41. We're special because dreams that are impossible anywhere else, come true here. That's not just my story. That's your story. That's our story.
42. What is the conservative movement? It's pretty straightforward. We believe that the way prosperity is created is when people have the freedom and the opportunity to pursue their dreams.
43. With unemployment still abysmally high, the Obama economy is crushing Hispanics' dreams for their children to live a better life.
44. You cannot do anything without God.It's a profound and elemental truth. Not, you cannot do most things without God. You will not be able to do anything that you want, truly, in fulfillment, without God.
45. You know that big government doesn't hurt big corporations. They've got the best lawyers and accountants in the world. You know who gets destroyed by big government? It's the little guys.
46. You know those movies where the people in the audience are screaming, 'Don't go in that door!' because you know the killer is there? Well, it is the same thing with this debt. We know how this ends.
47. You know what the fastest growing religion in America is? Statism. The growing reliance on government.
48. You know who a complicated tax code kills? The guy or gal trying to start a business out of the spare bedroom of their home. So we've got to simplify our tax code.