Jack Kemp Quotes

There are a lot of grotesqueries in politics, not the least of which is the fund-raising side.

Conservatives define compassion not by the number of people who recieve some kind of government aid but rather by the number of people who no longer need it.

There ought to be a thoughtful welfare-reform debate that doesn't turn into something that could be called scapegoating.

Every team requires unity. A team has to move as one unit, one force, with each person understanding and assisting the roles of his teammates. If the team doesn't do this, whatever the reason, it goes down in defeat. You win or lose as a team, as a family.

The only way to oppose a bad idea is to replace it with a good idea.

I am shocked that Republicans can't explain why our technological and economic advantages are the result of sound monetary and economic policy.

The only thing I can do is tell the truth as I see it and let the chips fall where they may.

In a recent fire Bob Dole's library burned down. Both books were lost. And he hadn't even finished coloring one of them.

Health care amounts to l4% of our GNP-a lot of money. It is the size of the Italian economy. And the president turned it over to his wife.

I think the American people want to see the interactivity between candidates and audiences, and tough questions posed by people and how you handle them under fire.

I am not antigovernment. I would not run a campaign against government.

I've been a kind of a wildcatter. I've been able to say anything I wanted.

You cannot create employees without first creating employers.

The Democratic Party is the party of the status quo.

I think I've advanced my views with compassion and tolerance.

There's always cause for concern if bad policies are pursued.

Our goals for this nation must be nothing less than to double the size of our economy and bring prosperity and jobs, ownership and equality of opportunity to all Americans, especially those living in our nation's pockets of poverty.

The power of one man or one woman doing the right thing for the right reason, and at the right time, is the greatest influence in our society.

The zeitgeist is for cutting spending and balancing the budget. But I do not want the Republican Party to be perceived as putting the budget ahead of people, jobs and education.

Economic growth doesn't mean anything if it leaves people out.

In America, we tax work, investment, employment, savings, and production, while we subsidize non-work, consumption, and debt. It's time we reverse this trend.

We don't need to bring down the rich folk to help the poor.

There really has not been a strong Republican message to either the poor or the African American community at large.

If we are to change America, we must change the United States Congress.

The only law we broke was the Brezhnev doctrine that once a country is in the Soviet bloc it cannot be overthrown.

Quarterbacks are always ready.

When democratic governments create economic calamity, free markets get the blame.

I would be a fool to put my feet down in a position where I can't accommodate metamorphoses.

Of course, every job I ever had I thought I was born for.