--- title: "7 Checks Quotes By Mitt Romney" description: "7 Checks quotes by Mitt Romney. Plus more from Mitt Romney and more Checks sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/221/mitt-romney-268_always_now-let-me-be-clear-the-path-i-lay-out-i_621788.png" --- > [Now, let me be clear. The path I lay out is not one paved with ever increasing government checks and cradle to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitt-romney/now-let-me-be-clear-the-path-i-lay-out-is-not-one-paved-with-ever/) [Mitt Romney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitt-romney/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/221/mitt-romney-268_always_now-let-me-be-clear-the-path-i-lay-out-i_621788.png) > [I see an America where poverty is defeated by opportunity, not enabled by a government check.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitt-romney/i-see-an-america-where-poverty-is-defeated-by-opportunity-not-enabled/) [Mitt Romney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitt-romney/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/28a/mitt-romney-268_america_i-see-an-america-where-poverty-is-defeat_717917.png) > [If General Motors, Ford and Chrysler get the bailout that their chief executives asked for yesterday, you can kiss the American automotive…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitt-romney/if-general-motors-ford-and-chrysler-get-the-bailout-that-their-chief/) [Mitt Romney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitt-romney/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/391/mitt-romney-268_atrophy_if-general-motors-ford-and-chrysler-get_739404.png) > [The path I lay out is not one paved with ever increasing government checks and cradle to grave assurance that government will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitt-romney/the-path-i-lay-out-is-not-one-paved-with-ever-increasing-government/) [Mitt Romney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitt-romney/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e70/mitt-romney-268_assurance_the-path-i-lay-out-is-not-one-paved-with_975080.jpg) > [Our veterans know the meaning of service better than anyone else and they aren't about to quit working when they come home.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitt-romney/our-veterans-know-the-meaning-of-service-better-than-anyone-else-and/) [Mitt Romney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitt-romney/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f44/mitt-romney-268_checks_our-veterans-know-the-meaning-of-service_1848874.png) > [It's opportunity. It's opportunity, not a check from government - it's opportunity that has always driven America and defined us as Americans.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitt-romney/it-s-opportunity-it-s-opportunity-not-a-check-from-government-it-s/) [Mitt Romney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitt-romney/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ece/mitt-romney-268_america_it-s-opportunity-it-s-opportunity-not-a_2541166.png) > [Detroit needs a turnaround, not a check.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitt-romney/detroit-needs-a-turnaround-not-a-check/) [Mitt Romney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitt-romney/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/468/mitt-romney-268_checks_detroit-needs-a-turnaround-not-a-check-3_3080990.png) ## Other authors on Checks ## More by Mitt Romney > [I look at what's happening around the world and I see Iran four years closer to a bomb. I see the Middle East with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitt-romney/i-look-at-what-s-happening-around-the-world-and-i-see-iran-four-years/) [Mitt Romney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitt-romney/) > [I would like to have campaign spending limits.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitt-romney/i-would-like-to-have-campaign-spending-limits/) [Mitt Romney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitt-romney/) > [I believe in my Mormon faith, and I endeavor to live by it. My faith is the faith of my fathers - I will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitt-romney/i-believe-in-my-mormon-faith-and-i-endeavor-to-live-by-it-my-faith-is/) [Mitt Romney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitt-romney/) > [America's military is second to none in the world. We're blessed with terrific soldiers, and extraordinary technology and intelligence. But the idea of a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitt-romney/america-s-military-is-second-to-none-in-the-world-we-re-blessed-with/) [Mitt Romney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitt-romney/) > [And a special thank you to the citizens of Massachusetts: You are paying all the taxes, creating all the jobs, raising all the children.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitt-romney/and-a-special-thank-you-to-the-citizens-of-massachusetts-you-are/) [Mitt Romney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitt-romney/) > [When I was elected governor of my state, I had a legislature 87 percent Democrat. It was not lost on me that to get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitt-romney/when-i-was-elected-governor-of-my-state-i-had-a-legislature-87/) [Mitt Romney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitt-romney/) > [I saw the young man over there with eggs Benedict, with hollandaise sauce. And I was going to suggest to you that you serve…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitt-romney/i-saw-the-young-man-over-there-with-eggs-benedict-with-hollandaise/) [Mitt Romney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitt-romney/) > [I've been a hunter pretty much all my life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitt-romney/i-ve-been-a-hunter-pretty-much-all-my-life/) [Mitt Romney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitt-romney/) > [I think Mitt Romney has demonstrated repeatedly he has a penchant for - for secrecy, doesn't seem to have any interest in actually showing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitt-romney/i-think-mitt-romney-has-demonstrated-repeatedly-he-has-a-penchant-for/) [Mitt Romney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitt-romney/) > [If I were to offer advice to any president of the United States, it would be this: do whatever you can do to keep…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitt-romney/if-i-were-to-offer-advice-to-any-president-of-the-united-states-it/) [Mitt Romney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitt-romney/) > [I was too important to go to Vietnam.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitt-romney/i-was-too-important-to-go-to-vietnam/) [Mitt Romney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitt-romney/) > [America has not dictated to other nations. We have freed other nations from dictators.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitt-romney/america-has-not-dictated-to-other-nations-we-have-freed-other-nations/) [Mitt Romney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitt-romney/) > [The right course is for the Palestinians and the Israelis to sit down at the table together. The Palestinians need to recognize that the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitt-romney/the-right-course-is-for-the-palestinians-and-the-israelis-to-sit-down/) [Mitt Romney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitt-romney/) > [If I'm President of the United States, when I'm President of the United States, we will stand with Israel.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitt-romney/if-i-m-president-of-the-united-states-when-i-m-president-of-the/) [Mitt Romney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitt-romney/) > [President Obama instituted the most anti-growth, anti-investment, anti-jobs measures that we have seen in our lifetime. Now he called his agenda ambitious, I call…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitt-romney/president-obama-instituted-the-most-anti-growth-anti-investment-anti/) [Mitt Romney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitt-romney/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/checks/mitt-romney/#itemlist", "name": "7 Checks Quotes By Mitt Romney", "numberOfItems": 7, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Now, let me be clear. The path I lay out is not one paved with ever increasing government checks and cradle to grave assurance that government will always be the solution. If this election is a bidding war for who can promise the most goodies and the most benefits, I'm not your president. 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