65 Quotes by Jeff Fortenberry

We want a faithful Catholic businessman not to have to provide a service he finds unethical.

That sacred space of conscience where you can exercise your rights in terms of religious freedom and deeply-held, reasonable beliefs is the core of human dignity. In fact, that's the basis for civilization itself. And when you lose that fundamental principle... you have no basis on which to build.

The promise of peace seems very far away, but you keep working steadily with good and uplifting attitudes, and that's sometimes tough in the environment we're in.

I belong to the political party that generally fits my philosophical beliefs, but I reserve the right to vote my conscience after careful deliberation. My voting record reflects this.

I wanted the opportunity to play for Tom Osborne. Here we are in the locker room at half-time, gathering around Coach Osborne. It grows quiet, and I'll never forget what he said. He said, 'Let's get this over with.'

The strong arm of government should not force Americans to buy health-care products that they have reasoned objections to.

Shifting loyalties in the Middle East make it difficult to vet supposed moderate groups.

The consequence of shutting down the government was not healthy.

My responsibility is to make judgments about hard, complex issues that I believe to be right.