76 Quotes by Tim Scott

I was warmly embraced by the Tea Party. They openly seek more minorities.

As a kid who failed out of high school as a freshman, I know firsthand and personally that sense of hopelessness and just being - drifting in the wrong direction, having really no hope. And being able to harness that frustration was incredibly valuable in my life. That's one of the reasons I focus so consistently on the foundation of education, because it helps to eviscerate those things that - unemployment, high jobless rates, poverty.

The future of the Republican Party and the future of America is based on a values system and the issues that drive those values are on our side.

The fact of the matter is that hope comes from many sources. I think depending on the federal government to be some sort of a savior is false hope.

I don't necessarily believe there's a message in the fact that I'm an African-American Republican. I think there is a message that America as a whole, we are now awake. We are looking at a political construct and we're fairly disappointed. I think the message is no matter where you come from in this country, there is great potential.

I see myself as a person who wants to serve the constituents within my district and find a way to move those who are not in our position philosophically to our position.

I think the nation as a whole has a role in making sure that each individual, each citizen maximizes one's potential.

My three P's would be pray, pray first. Second, prepare, and then persist.

If you look at the fact that the best chance we have for a good economy is the private sector. The government cannot create jobs. If the government could create jobs, then Communism would have worked. But didn't work. So what we have to do is allow the private sector and the entrepreneurial spirit to lead us back to a job-filled recovery.