Words matter. These are the best John Kennedy Quotes, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.
The Iranians have shot down drones. They tried to destroy the Saudi oil fields. They tried to storm our embassy. So, when my Democratic friends say we need appeasement, well appeasement hasn’t worked. And I think that we’ve learned, with respect to Iran, that weakness invites the wolves.
I’m interested in two things. I’m interested in truth and I’m interested in fairness.
Our country was founded by geniuses, but it’s being run by idiots.
I mean Facebook is no longer a company, it’s a country. 2 billion users. It can influence what we think, what we believe, how we vote, what we buy, even how we feel.
I trust Russia and China and Iran and North Korea like I trust a Jussie Smollett police report.
Some of my colleagues argue that by further curtailing our Second Amendment rights, they can enhance public safety. Fine, the burden of proof is on them.
You’re morally tainted if you don’t treat both the accuser and the accused with fairness and with respect, and with due process.
Our country was founded by geniuses, but it’s being run by idiots.
Here’s what I believe, I think the FBI is the premier law enforcement agency in the history of the world but i think there was some bad apples over there.
I have a reputation for taking on governors a lot more powerful than me.
If people lose faith in their government, the result is the same whether or not the loss of confidence is justified.
With all due respect, I am against dumb.
The Second Amendment is just as important as all the other Amendments.
There’s some jerks. There’s some big egos. There are a few that think they’re one of the Founding Fathers… in both parties.
The problem with EMMA is that it is cost prohibitive for the small investors who were supposed to benefit from the new transparency.
I looked the people of Louisiana in the eye and told them exactly what I thought in terms that normal people use.
I try to speak plainly so that my constituents who don’t follow the nuances of government like I do, because they’re too busy earning a real living, can understand the issues before me. None of this stuff is brain surgery.
I don’t know a country in the world that doesn’t have borders and doesn’t want to know who is coming into their country.
My mind doesn’t work, my memories don’t work like a computer file where I can just retrieve them and, boy, there it is. My mind is selective in terms of memories. When I try to think back to college or high school, there are gaps. I try to fill them in. But I can’t tell you it’s always the truth.
My Democratic friends just can’t accept the fact that the American people chose Donald Trump to be president – it’s called democracy. My advice to them, and I say this gently: Fill out a ‘Hurt Feelings Report’ and let’s move on.
I don’t like traffic cameras. In fact, I hate them. But that doesn’t mean I can break the speed limit and run red lights to get to a New Orleans Saints game.
My mind doesn’t work, my memories don’t work like a computer file where I can just retrieve them and, boy, there it is. My mind is selective in terms of memories. When I try to think back to college or high school, there are gaps. I try to fill them in. But I can’t tell you it’s always the truth.
Ninety-nine percent of the men and women of the FBI… are just professionals. I don’t want Americans, if an FBI agent knocks on their door, to have to be worried about well, is he a Democrat or a Republican? He’s an FBI agent.
Sometimes the majority just means all the fools are on the same side.
The NICS database has holes big enough to drive a Mack truck through.
Some of my colleagues argue that by further curtailing our Second Amendment rights, they can enhance public safety. Fine, the burden of proof is on them.
I try to speak in a way that people can understand.
Jurisdictions across the U.S. are snapping up algorithms as tools to help judges make bail and bond decisions. They’re being sold as race- and gender-neutral assessments that allow judges to use science in determining whether someone will behave if released from jail pending trial.
Perception often lags behind reality, and I can say from experience that the vast majority of public officials in Louisiana are much better than our reputation holds us to be.
Well, I have great respect for Senator Hirono.
Transparency at the MSRB is dubious with data downloads too costly for all but the Vanguards of the world.
I mean Facebook is no longer a company, it’s a country. 2 billion users. It can influence what we think, what we believe, how we vote, what we buy, even how we feel.
I just think you ought to talk straight with your people.
I think, under President Obama, who was a really bright guy – I didn’t agree with a lot of his politics – but we got to the point internationally where our friends didn’t trust us. They were confused. And our enemies didn’t quite respect us.
All impeachments, I guess, are political.
I think we need more idiot control.
Anyone who’s looked into a newborn’s innocent eyes should realize how incredible it is to be blessed with a new life.
I would remind you the lesser of two socialists is still a socialist.
Part of the problem is there are people in Washington, D.C. in positions of power to whom the border is just a nuisance, and I think some of them believe that illegal immigration is a moral good. It is not. It undermines legal immigration.
I trust Russia and China and Iran and North Korea like I trust a Jussie Smollett police report.
Sometimes I’ll jot a clever turn of phrase down. Sometimes I’ll just remember it.
Beto’s copy of the Bill of Rights goes from one to three. Mine includes the Second Amendment. But there are a whole host of people here in Washington… they would be happy to confiscate America’s guns. And if you don’t believe that, then you probably also still believe in Bigfoot.
Everybody who makes any kind of policy needs to substitute teach. But you’ve got to be a real teacher. You can’t just go to a couple of classes with the regular teacher there. It is an incredibly hard job.
The highest grade I’ve taught is the 11th grade, and the youngest I’ve taught is the 4th grade.
If you believe that tax policy has nothing to do with the economy, then you’re pretty much like a rock, only dumber.
Just because you’ve seen ‘My Cousin Vinny’ doesn’t qualify you to be a federal judge.
Obamacare sucks, it can’t be fixed.
The Democratic position seems to be everything is going to be free. Free education. Free health care. Free housing. Free love. Free kittens, I don’t know.
I do not believe we will have a war with Iran.
I read a lot. I enjoy reading a lot.
As a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, I’m concerned about the recklessness of public policy that endangers people’s lives, especially in minority communities, where crime often is such a scourge.
Sometimes the majority just means all the fools are on the same side.
Our rights are not absolute. Our rights can be curtailed in the interest of public safety.
In theory, the MSRB is supposed to protect the public interest, investors, and state and local governments. In practice, the MSRB membership structure is more shaded toward protecting the financial professionals who broker the deals.
People see things differently and remember things differently. It’s why if somebody robs a liquor store and there are four witnesses they’ll often disagree.
Let me state the obvious. Illegal immigration is illegal, duh.
We also cannot allow Wall Street banks to rewrite the Second Amendment just because they’re too big to fail.
There are some members of the House leadership whose only mission in life is to demonize the president.
I don’t know a country in the world that doesn’t have borders and doesn’t want to know who is coming into their country.
There is a group of people that I think in good faith honestly believe that further curtailing our Second Amendment rights will enhance public safety. But there’s another group that just hates the Second Amendment.
I like policy – call me a nerd.
I would rather drink weedkiller than support Obamacare.
I think, under President Obama, who was a really bright guy – I didn’t agree with a lot of his politics – but we got to the point internationally where our friends didn’t trust us. They were confused. And our enemies didn’t quite respect us.
I like policy – call me a nerd.
A good lawyer is going to try to protect her client.
Algorithms diminish public safety in this country. They ask us to pretend that lengthy arrest records and violent crimes don’t matter. They ask police to scoop up the bad guys only for the courts to immediately release them. They turn us into a bad joke.
Ninety-nine percent of the men and women of the FBI… are just professionals. I don’t want Americans, if an FBI agent knocks on their door, to have to be worried about well, is he a Democrat or a Republican? He’s an FBI agent.
I don’t think we need more gun control laws.
It’s been my experience in politics that you can try and plan it out: ‘I’m going to hit the three ball which will hit the eight ball.’ You’ve just got to go run and try to do everything right. And then have a little luck.
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