Top 75 Matt Bevin Quotes

I name my companies things that are intentional, that are specific, that are worthy of ridicule if you are anything other.

I always said… I want to be the one who creates jobs. I want to be the guy who develops the wealth of the nation.

I like Ben Carson.

I’m not going to run to the left of Mitch McConnell; I’m not going to run to the right of Mitch McConnell. I am going to run right over the top of Mitch McConnell.

We’re in Kentucky, dude. How many variations of Bevin are there? Many. Bevins, Blevins, Belvin, Belvins, I’m sure. Or Bevin even with an -eavin or… Bivin or Bivins. And we’re probably all cousins if you go back far enough.

I am not, and have never been, a supporter of cockfighting or any other forms of animal cruelty.

The Medicaid expansion enacted under Obamacare is unaffordable for the taxpayers of Kentucky and should be repealed.

I’m unapologetic for the fact my Christian faith defines my decision-making process. I will bring those Christian principles and that mindset to Frankfort.

I’m going to defend the right of people to freely gather and discuss whatever they want to.

Liberals are good at catchphrases, but there’s no substance behind them.

Black, white, rural, urban, Democrat, Republican, independent. People who come from both ends of the socio-economic spectrum. Male, female. Young and old alike. This is our Kentucky.

I have never been a member of a Tea Party.

I don’t think it’s wise to shut down the government.

I am genuinely sorry that my attendance at an event which, other than my comments, appears to have primarily involved a discussion of cockfighting, has created concern on the part of many Kentucky voters.

I’m a believer in the Constitution and in the First Amendment. Not just for raising money but also for freedom of speech.

I’ll listen to the people. I will not put my party ahead of what the people want.

We have seen a degradation from the highest levels of authority politically in this nation, including through the department of justice, for the rule of law.

We will hold Planned Parenthood accountable for knowingly endangering their patients by providing illegal abortions at a facility that was not properly licensed nor prepared to handle an emergency.

It’s nonsense. If, in fact, putting one out of four people in the state of Kentucky on Medicaid created 12,000 jobs and $30 billion in economic prosperity, why wouldn’t we put every single person in the state of Kentucky on Medicaid? We’d create 48,000 jobs by that logic and $120 billion worth of economic advantage.

I was, as president and chairman of the board, required by law to verify the veracity of the financial figures, the assets under management, the number of outstanding shares, et cetera.

While it may seem small, the ripple effects of small things is extraordinary.

There is going to have to be austerity in the state of Kentucky.

As Governor, I will direct my Secretary of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services not to distribute federal taxpayer dollars from that department to Planned Parenthood clinics.

The fact is the American people want men and women to stand up and represent them and to put their interests ahead of the party interests.

I never went to any Tea Party meetings, although I am fiscally very much in like mind, and grateful for and appreciative of the support of anybody, no matter what group they might be part of.

Who are we to think that our generation is going to be the first generation to benefit from all the sacrifices that others have made without giving some modern-day equivalent of our own lives, fortunes, and sacred honor?

While it may seem small, the ripple effects of small things is extraordinary.

I have never been a member of a Tea Party.

We have seen a degradation from the highest levels of authority politically in this nation, including through the department of justice, for the rule of law.

I did not write any of the letters that were ever published as investment commentary.

Too many of the career politicians, the established politicians in Washington on both sides of the aisle, are representing their party more than the people. And no matter what the media says, the ballot box will determine what people truly believe.

You can’t punch people in the face, punch people in the face, punch people in the face, and ask them to have tea and crumpets with you and think it’s all good. Life doesn’t work that way.

Donald Trump is an interesting fellow.

This is our time. This is our opportunity. Together, we will accomplish great things.

I was, as president and chairman of the board, required by law to verify the veracity of the financial figures, the assets under management, the number of outstanding shares, et cetera.

Everybody is welcome to come to dinner, but there’s going to be the adult table and the kids’ table. Whiny people who want to throw food and make noise and interrupt and be rude and act like children, they can sit at the kids’ table.

There are stark, stark contrasts between myself and Jack Conway.

McConnell’s the Senate Republican leader, but he refuses to lead on defunding Obamacare. What good is a leader like that?

Everybody is welcome to come to dinner, but there’s going to be the adult table and the kids’ table. Whiny people who want to throw food and make noise and interrupt and be rude and act like children, they can sit at the kids’ table.

I’m a Republican. I’m running in a Republican primary.

Donald Trump is an interesting fellow.

This administration will have no tolerance for the type of brazen disregard that Planned Parenthood has shown for both the safety of women and the rule of law.

Have you ever been offered a job by a poor person? No one has.

I am genuinely sorry that my attendance at an event which, other than my comments, appears to have primarily involved a discussion of cockfighting, has created concern on the part of many Kentucky voters.

We cannot be complacent about the determination of radical Islamic extremists to destroy our freedoms.

I have no favors to pay back.

There are no taxes that are unpaid, nor were there any taxes that I was responsible for that didn’t get paid.

When I have people like Planned Parenthood intentionally not following the law, that’s where the state will be involved.

Look at the decisions I’ve made in my life personally. To paint the picture intentionally that I don’t believe in, that I’m not a supporter of, that I’m not an advocate of early childhood education is a mistruth. It’s an absolute and outright lie, and to continue to perpetuate it is irresponsible.

I’ve signed many documents as president and CEO as required by law. I signed every single document that we were required to file – every single one of them.

I’ll listen to the people. I will not put my party ahead of what the people want.

I’ve signed many documents as president and CEO as required by law. I signed every single document that we were required to file – every single one of them.

I have no favors to pay back.

I don’t care if it’s a dollar or two dollars. If I’m governor, people should have skin in the game.

This is our time. This is our opportunity. Together, we will accomplish great things.

When I have people like Planned Parenthood intentionally not following the law, that’s where the state will be involved.

People are hungry for someone who is real. They are hungry for something that is not the same plastic nonsense that has cause us to have such little respect for our political process and our political officials.

As Governor, I will direct my Secretary of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services not to distribute federal taxpayer dollars from that department to Planned Parenthood clinics.

Black, white, rural, urban, Democrat, Republican, independent. People who come from both ends of the socio-economic spectrum. Male, female. Young and old alike. This is our Kentucky.

Too many of the career politicians, the established politicians in Washington on both sides of the aisle, are representing their party more than the people. And no matter what the media says, the ballot box will determine what people truly believe.

I name my companies things that are intentional, that are specific, that are worthy of ridicule if you are anything other.

I’m not going to run to the left of Mitch McConnell; I’m not going to run to the right of Mitch McConnell. I am going to run right over the top of Mitch McConnell.

I am not above copying what other people are doing well.

I never went to any Tea Party meetings, although I am fiscally very much in like mind, and grateful for and appreciative of the support of anybody, no matter what group they might be part of.

It’s a question of whether or not we the people are still in charge. And by ‘we the people,’ I mean, is this truly a government of and by and for the people.

America is worth fighting for ideologically.

I think we will be safer when we can concentrate law enforcement and criminal justice resources and energies on those individuals who truly need, for the safety of society… to be incarcerated.

I am not, and have never been, a supporter of cockfighting or any other forms of animal cruelty.

I have no tax delinquency problem, nor have I ever.

I would encourage you: be informed – knowledge is power.