310 Quotes by Chris Christie

Everyone wants to demagogue everyone else. That may be good politics, but it’s awful policy.

I don’t think there’s anybody in America who thinks my personality is best suited to being Number Two.

Social Security is meant to be – to make sure that no one who’s worked hard, and played by the rules, and paid into the system grows old in poverty in America.

This is a difference between being a governor and being in a legislature. Because when something doesn’t work in New Jersey, they look at me, say: “Why didn’t it get done? Why didn’t you do it?” You have to be responsible and accountable.

I’m so tired of talking about Warren Buffett.

Is there any wonder why we are in such big trouble? Any question why the people don’t trust their government anymore, and demand a change?

We talk about our military being degraded over time and yet we’ve had folks who’ve been a part of Congress who have participated in sequester; who participated in the degrading of this military over time.

I know the human spirit. I haven’t found a wall that can be built that a determined human being can’t get over, under or around.

I believe we have become paralyzed, paralyzed by our desire to be loved. Now our founding fathers had the wisdom to know that social acceptance and popularity were fleeing, and that this country’s principles needed to be rooted in strengths greater than the passions and the emotions of the times.