Latest Rick Perry Quotes from Interviews

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• If you cheat on your wife, you'll cheat on your business partner.

  Rick Perry

  Wife, Cheat

  Source: www.cbsnews.com

• When you look around the world, every place that socialism has been implemented, it has failed miserably, destroying the economy, freedom and - in Germany, the Soviet Union and other nations - millions of lives.

  Rick Perry

  Germany, Looks, World

  Source: stream.org

• Ted Cruz will point Americans back to the principles established by our Constitution enabling you to live free.

  Rick Perry

  Principles, Enabling, Constitution

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• I don't think we've ever had a president who has more disdain for Washington than Barack Obama does, and he does things with executive orders or rules that you don't even see.

  Rick Perry

  Thinking, Order, President

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• Whether you agree or disagree with Barack Obama, he is getting some things done, though not in the way most Americans would prefer or what is actually best for them.

  Rick Perry

  Done, Way, Agree

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• A leader gets things done.

  Rick Perry

  Leader, Done, Things Done

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• Although Mr. Trump talks an interesting and entertaining game, rarely do I hear him lay out specifics.

  Rick Perry

  Games, Interesting, Trump

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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

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• America is looking for a consistent leader.

  Rick Perry

  America, Leader, Consistent

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• Great leaders have an ability, a characteristic of analyzing very good talent, and empowering that talent.

  Rick Perry

  Empowering, Leader, Analyzing

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• I know for a fact that Ted Cruz every day uses two checklists - to guide him through his personal and professional life - and that is the Bible and the U.S. Constitution.

  Rick Perry

  Two, Use, Facts

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• 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

  Running, Challenges, United States

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• When you see what has happened in America, driving religion, driving believers from the public square, there is a clear connection to the challenges we have in this country morally, economically, militarily. It goes back to pushing biblical values out of the public square.

  Rick Perry

  Country, Biblical, Squares

  Source: stream.org

• We need men and women with Christian values who know in their souls that America was providentially created and that for the last 200-plus years, when we've gone to God in prayer and asked for guidance, wisdom and strength, God has answered.

  Rick Perry

  Christian, Prayer, Men

  Source: stream.org

• The radical Islamic terrorists and their intent to destroy any other religious structure than their radical, wrong-headed view of Islam is one of the great, if not the greatest, challenge we've had in 70 years in America.

  Rick Perry

  Religious, Islamic, Views

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• We find ourselves in what I consider to be the most challenging, difficult, threatening time since World War II because of this War on Terror.

  Rick Perry

  War, Challenges, World

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• Donald Trump is not softening his position on immigration.

  Rick Perry

  Immigration, Trump, Position

  Source: www.msnbc.com

• I would a whole lot rather had Carly Fiorina over there doing our negotiation than John Kerry. Maybe we would've gotten a deal where we didn't give everything away. But the issue for us is to have a Congress that stands up and says not only no, but "Hell no" to this money going to a [Iran] regime that is going to use it for terror...

  Rick Perry

  Iran, Issues, Giving

  Source: www.cbsnews.com

• Mexico is an important trading partner, it's the number one trading partner for the state of Texas. We have had dealings with them, shared a border with them. We have had our challenges, but at the end of the day we want a good relationship with Mexico.

  Rick Perry

  Texas, Numbers, Good Relationship

  "Rick Perry talks immigration reform, fixing the economy". "Special Report" with Bret Baier, www.foxnews.com. July 1, 2015.

• The citizens of America and the citizens of Texas expect to be able to live in safety in their communities. That's what the rule of law is truly all about.

  Rick Perry

  Texas, Law, America

  Source: www.foxnews.com

• Canada, the United States and Mexico, we developed these energy reserves that we have in this North American region. And you can see a not only driving down the cost of electricity but a major manufacturing boom in this country. Couple that with tax policy, reduction, reducing the corporate tax rate, and that I think a renaissance in manufacturing like we've never seen in this country and really drive the economy.

  Rick Perry

  Country, Couple, Thinking

  Source: www.foxnews.com

• I don't want to be the president of the United States. I do want to work with the governors across the country to make the states more pivotal, more powerful, as they should be.

  Rick Perry

  Country, Powerful, President

  "Now, Hillary Clinton and Rick Perry join ranks of those not running for president. Really, they mean it". latimesblogs.latimes.com. November 23, 2010.

• Frankly, getting Mexico economically headed in the right direction with good energy policy - Canada, the United States, and Mexico have more known energy reserves than Saudi Arabia and Russia. So developing those and I think you'll see a major movement of people back into Mexico when that occurs when these prices get back. You're going to see a substantial development of the energy business in Mexico and Canada, domestic as well.

  Rick Perry

  Thinking, Russia, People

  Source: www.foxnews.com

• Being the governor of a state is a more pivotal job in the future. I do indeed hope there's someone that says, "I'm going to go to Washington, try to get back to our constitutional roots, devolve the centralization of government back to the states." So why would you want to be up there if the action is down here in the states?

  Rick Perry

  Jobs, Government, Roots

  Source: www.foxnews.com

• The idea that you're going have zero people crossing the border is unrealistic. But today we know that's not the case. Today we know we've got a porous border and people are coming in, and we don't know who they are. So secure the border then we can have a conversation about it.

  Rick Perry

  Zero, Ideas, People

  Source: www.foxnews.com