Rick Perry Quotes

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• Running for the presidency's not an IQ test.

  Rick Perry

  Running, Tests, Presidency

  "Rick Perry: Presidency is ‘not an IQ test’" By Kasie Hunt, www.msnbc.com. December 11, 2014.

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• I may have the genetic coding that Im inclined to be an alcoholic, but I have the desire not to do that, and I look at the homosexual issue the same way.

  Rick Perry

  Issues, Desire, Looks

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• The God we serve does not seek out the perfect, but instead uses our imperfections and our shortcomings for his greater good. I am humbled by my own limitations. But where I am weak, He is strong.

  Rick Perry

  Strong, Perfect, Doe

  "Perry to GOP Convention: Not Riding Into Sunset" by Morgan Smith, www.texastribune.org. June 7, 2012.

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• Every barrel of oil that comes out of those sands in Canada is a barrel of oil that we don't have to buy from a foreign source.

  Rick Perry

  Oil, Canada, Sand

  "What Moves Republican Crowds in Iowa" by Michael D. Shear, thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com. December 28, 2011.

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• Armed and law-abiding citizens are a greater deterrent to violent crime than 1,000 laws passed by Congress.

  Rick Perry

  Law, Abiding, Citizens

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• I'm actually for gun control -- use both hands.

  Rick Perry

  Gun, Hands, Gun Control

  "American Morning" with Deborah Feyerick and Alina Cho, www.cnn.com. December 29, 2011.

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• Religious freedom does not mean freedom from religion.

  Rick Perry

  Religious, Mean, Religion

  "Texas Gov. Perry signs 'Merry Christmas' bill into law". Speech at the State Capitol building in Austin, Texas, www.foxnews.com. June 14, 2013.

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• The fact is there is forgiveness for those who seek God. And I believe in the power of redemption.

  Rick Perry

  Believe, Redemption, Facts

  Remarks Announcing Campaign Suspension, delivered 19 January 2012, North Charleston, South Carolina

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• George W. Bush did an incredible job in the presidency, defending us from freedom.

  Rick Perry

  Jobs, Incredibles, Presidency

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• In the myopic world of the liberals, guns are responsible for evil instead of the perpetrator of evil. But criminals are not bound by our laws. That's what makes them criminals.

  Rick Perry

  Gun, Law, Evil

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• I'm not ashamed to be a Christian. But you don't have to be in the pew every Sunday to know that there's something wrong in this country when gays can serve openly in the military but our kids can't openly celebrate Christmas or pray in school.

  Rick Perry

  Christian, Country, Military

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• 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

  Believe, Thinking, Government

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• I grew up in a house with no running water, 16 miles from the closest place that had a post office. I had a very parochial view of the world.

  Rick Perry

  Running, Views, Water

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• Eliminate agencies that perform redundant functions... Get rid of the Department of Commerce, the Department of Education, the Department of Energy.

  Rick Perry

  Education, Agency, Energy

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• Those of you that will be 21 by November the 12th, I ask for your support and your vote.

  Rick Perry

  Support, November, Vote

  "Rick Perry Makes Mistake, Refers To New Hampshire Primaries As ‘Caucuses’", www.huffingtonpost.com. November 30, 2011.

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• As Americans, we don't see the role of government as guaranteeing outcomes, but allowing free men and women to flourish based on their own vision, their hard work and their personal responsibility.

  Rick Perry

  Hard Work, Responsibility, Men

  Presidential Candidacy Announcement, delivered 13 August 2011, Charleston, South Carolina

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• If and when we get back to that solid, biblically and constitutionally based foundation in this country, America will be great - and America will be great again because we give people freedom, we dissolve power out of Washington.

  Rick Perry

  Country, Ifs And, America

  Source: stream.org

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• It is up to us, to this present generation of Americans, to take a stand for freedom, to send a message to Washington that we're taking our future back from the grips of central planners who would control our healthcare, who would spend our treasure, who downgrade our future and micro-manage our lives.

  Rick Perry

  Generations, Treasure, Messages

  Presidential Candidacy Announcement, delivered 13 August 2011, Charleston, South Carolina

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• We're at the end of an era of failed leadership. We have been led by a divider [Barack Obama] who has sliced and diced the electorate, pitting American against American for political purposes.

  Rick Perry

  Political, Purpose, Eras

  Source: www.foxnews.com

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• I want people of faith on my side, not just voting on election day but by hoisting me up by getting down on your knees and lifting me up in prayer. Those who have a different view of things are already organizing...Will you stand in the gap with those of us who believe there's a God, and a God who is strong? We can stand in the gap together and speak about issues we believe in and we will be victorious.

  Rick Perry

  Strong, Prayer, Believe

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• 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

  Ducks, Issues, Trying

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• Reforming public education, cutting property taxes, fixing adult and child protective services and funding our budget can all occur when Democrats and Republicans engage in consensus and cooperation - not cynicism and combat.

  Rick Perry

  Children, Cutting, Fixing

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• I stand before you as the governor of Texas but also stand before you the son of two tenant farmers. Ray Perry who came home after 35 bombing missions over Europe to work his little corner of land out there and Amelia who made sure that my sister Milla and I had everything that we needed, included hand sewing my clothes until I went off to college.

  Rick Perry

  Home, Son, College

  Presidential Candidacy Announcement, delivered 13 August 2011, Charleston, South Carolina

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• But it wasn't until I graduated from Texas A & M University and joined the United States Air Force, flying C-130's all around the globe, that I truly appreciated the blessings of freedom.

  Rick Perry

  Blessing, Air, Texas

  Presidential Candidacy Announcement, delivered 13 August 2011, Charleston, South Carolina

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• I hope I am the Tim Tebow of the Iowa caucuses.

  Rick Perry

  Iowa, Tebow, Caucus

  "GOP Fox News Iowa debate – as it happened". Rick Perry's remarks at the Fox News Republican presidential debate in Sioux City, Iowa, www.theguardian.com. December 16, 2011.

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