--- title: "20 Knows Quotes By Rand Paul" description: "20 Knows quotes by Rand Paul. Plus more from Rand Paul and more Knows sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/480/rand-paul-606_ifs_i-think-the-entire-world-knows-and-north_2178247.jpg" --- > [I think the entire world knows, and North Korea knows, that if they used any weapons on our soldiers they would be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rand-paul/i-think-the-entire-world-knows-and-north-korea-knows-that-if-they/) [Rand Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rand-paul/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/480/rand-paul-606_ifs_i-think-the-entire-world-knows-and-north_2178247.jpg) > [There's 150,000 students here from the Middle East. If 40% of them have overstayed their visa, don't we need to know where…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rand-paul/there-s-150-000-students-here-from-the-middle-east-if-40-of-them-have/) [Rand Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rand-paul/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/207/rand-paul-606_east_there-s-150-000-students-here-from-the-m_3172135.jpg) > [We've had presidents that have put their stock into account and they didn't know what their stock mix was and I like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rand-paul/we-ve-had-presidents-that-have-put-their-stock-into-account-and-they/) [Rand Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rand-paul/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f52/rand-paul-606_accounts_we-ve-had-presidents-that-have-put-their_799088.jpg) > [I think it's a conundrum. If we have no laws on this, people take it to one extension further, does it have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rand-paul/i-think-it-s-a-conundrum-if-we-have-no-laws-on-this-people-take-it-to/) [Rand Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rand-paul/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/75a/rand-paul-606_conundrum_i-think-it-s-a-conundrum-if-we-have-no-l_283566.jpg) > [The more we can have peaceful trade both with Russia, with China, and with others, you know, there's a self interest in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rand-paul/the-more-we-can-have-peaceful-trade-both-with-russia-with-china-and/) [Rand Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rand-paul/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4f7/rand-paul-606_china_the-more-we-can-have-peaceful-trade-both_1347846.jpg) > [I think it's a little premature to talk about response until we know exactly what happened, but we should know what happened.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rand-paul/i-think-it-s-a-little-premature-to-talk-about-response-until-we-know/) [Rand Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rand-paul/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/458/rand-paul-606_cybersecurity_i-think-it-s-a-little-premature-to-talk_936238.jpg) > [If there are few conservatives in the senate wing of the Republican Party that will say no to a budget that never…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rand-paul/if-there-are-few-conservatives-in-the-senate-wing-of-the-republican/) [Rand Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rand-paul/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e8/rand-paul-606_balance_if-there-are-few-conservatives-in-the-se_1826652.jpg) > [I'm not opposed to letting people work and labor in our country, but we shouldn't provide an easy route to citizenship. We're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rand-paul/i-m-not-opposed-to-letting-people-work-and-labor-in-our-country-but/) [Rand Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rand-paul/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c8a/rand-paul-606_baby_i-m-not-opposed-to-letting-people-work-a_2292301.jpg) > [ I don't know about \[Rex\] Tillerson, but I do know that John Bolton doesn't get it. He still believes in regime change.… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rand-paul/i-don-t-know-about-rex-tillerson-but-i-do-know-that-john-bolton-doesn/) [Rand Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rand-paul/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/72a/rand-paul-606_assistants_i-don-t-know-about-rex-tillerson-but-i-d_358090.jpg) > [I do not yet know if I will find a Romney presidency more acceptable on foreign policy. But I do know that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rand-paul/i-do-not-yet-know-if-i-will-find-a-romney-presidency-more-acceptable/) [Rand Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rand-paul/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fb0/rand-paul-606_acceptable_i-do-not-yet-know-if-i-will-find-a-romne_2010323.jpg) > [I think Saudi Arabia often finances radical Islam and the teaching of hatred to the West and hatred of Americans. I think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rand-paul/i-think-saudi-arabia-often-finances-radical-islam-and-the-teaching-of/) [Rand Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rand-paul/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/81a/rand-paul-606_aggressive_i-think-saudi-arabia-often-finances-radi_1956309.jpg) > [Any time someone tries to tell you that metadata is 'meaningless, don't worry, it's just who you call, it's just phone records,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rand-paul/any-time-someone-tries-to-tell-you-that-metadata-is-meaningless-don-t/) [Rand Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rand-paul/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ba0/rand-paul-606_big-deal_any-time-someone-tries-to-tell-you-that_1452414.jpg) > [Nobody ever was fired for 9/11. Instead of firing the people who didn't do a good job, we gave them medals. The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rand-paul/nobody-ever-was-fired-for-9-11-instead-of-firing-the-people-who-didn/) [Rand Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rand-paul/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/99b/rand-paul-606_bill-of-rights_nobody-ever-was-fired-for-9-11-instead-o_2224865.jpg) > [I would have handled it differently than the mayor of Baltimore, that's for sure. I think it's a mistake to say, hey,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rand-paul/i-would-have-handled-it-differently-than-the-mayor-of-baltimore-that/) [Rand Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rand-paul/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b4d/rand-paul-606_baltimore_i-would-have-handled-it-differently-than_52429.jpg) > [You don't know who the next group is that's unpopular. The Bill of Rights isn't for the prom queen. The bill of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rand-paul/you-don-t-know-who-the-next-group-is-that-s-unpopular-the-bill-of/) [Rand Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rand-paul/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a7a/rand-paul-606_bill-of-rights_you-don-t-know-who-the-next-group-is-tha_3062547.jpg) > [If Senator Rubio were doing his job and in Congress more, he might know that the program 'phone records of a potential…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rand-paul/if-senator-rubio-were-doing-his-job-and-in-congress-more-he-might/) [Rand Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rand-paul/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d92/rand-paul-606_causes_if-senator-rubio-were-doing-his-job-and_866256.jpg) > [We have 11 million people said to be in our country illegally. Forty percent of them are said to have overstayed their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rand-paul/we-have-11-million-people-said-to-be-in-our-country-illegally-forty/) [Rand Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rand-paul/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/773/rand-paul-606_country_we-have-11-million-people-said-to-be-in_2333400.jpg) > [Well, there’s 10 — there’s 10 different — there’s 10 different titles, you know, to the Civil Rights Act, and nine out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rand-paul/well-there-s-10-there-s-10-different-there-s-10-different-titles-you/) [Rand Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rand-paul/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/81f/rand-paul-606_civil-rights_well-there-s-10-there-s-10-different-the_2936191.jpg) > [We live in a world, a medieval type of world, where someone can accuse you - through gossip and hearsay, and all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rand-paul/we-live-in-a-world-a-medieval-type-of-world-where-someone-can-accuse/) [Rand Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rand-paul/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/313/rand-paul-606_accuse_we-live-in-a-world-a-medieval-type-of-wo_169705.jpg) > [Overall do I believe exchange with other cultures is good, people going back and forth is good, trade is good. Yes, all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rand-paul/overall-do-i-believe-exchange-with-other-cultures-is-good-people/) [Rand Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rand-paul/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8dd/rand-paul-606_back-and-forth_overall-do-i-believe-exchange-with-other_874518.jpg) ## Other authors on Knows ## More by Rand Paul > [I have a question, a question for the president: Do you hate all rich people, or just rich people who don't contribute to your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rand-paul/i-have-a-question-a-question-for-the-president-do-you-hate-all-rich/) [Rand Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rand-paul/) > [I am encouraged President Obama now says he will fulfill his constitutional obligation to seek authorization for any potential military action in Syria. This…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rand-paul/i-am-encouraged-president-obama-now-says-he-will-fulfill-his/) [Rand Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rand-paul/) > [I can tell you who's planning terroris attacks. The leaders of ISIL. And I can tell you where they're at. They're in Raqqa, Syria.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rand-paul/i-can-tell-you-who-s-planning-terroris-attacks-the-leaders-of-isil/) [Rand Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rand-paul/) > [There comes a time, in the history of Nations when fear and forgetfulness cause a nation to hesitate, to waver and perhaps even to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rand-paul/there-comes-a-time-in-the-history-of-nations-when-fear-and/) [Rand Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rand-paul/) > [As long as I sit at Henry Clay's desk, I will remember his lifelong desire to forge agreement, but I will also keep close…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rand-paul/as-long-as-i-sit-at-henry-clay-s-desk-i-will-remember-his-lifelong/) [Rand Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rand-paul/) > [I believe people ought to be treated fairly under the law. I see no reason why if the marriage contract conveys certain things that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rand-paul/i-believe-people-ought-to-be-treated-fairly-under-the-law-i-see-no/) [Rand Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rand-paul/) > [I think that, most importantly, when I see issues of war, I see them in a personal vein, and I am reluctant to go…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rand-paul/i-think-that-most-importantly-when-i-see-issues-of-war-i-see-them-in/) [Rand Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rand-paul/) > [I would have handled it differently than the mayor of Baltimore, that's for sure. I think it's a mistake to say, hey, guys, you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rand-paul/i-would-have-handled-it-differently-than-the-mayor-of-baltimore-that/) [Rand Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rand-paul/) > [We have to think before we act.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rand-paul/we-have-to-think-before-we-act/) [Rand Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rand-paul/) > [I would introduce and support legislation to send Roe v. Wade back to the states.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rand-paul/i-would-introduce-and-support-legislation-to-send-roe-v-wade-back-to/) [Rand Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rand-paul/) > [President Obama, I think, wanted what was best for the country, but I think it didn't work well. I think we have the death…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rand-paul/president-obama-i-think-wanted-what-was-best-for-the-country-but-i/) [Rand Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rand-paul/) > [I think it's a mistake to downgrade and say surveillance is no big deal. It is a huge deal that we are collecting millions…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rand-paul/i-think-it-s-a-mistake-to-downgrade-and-say-surveillance-is-no-big/) [Rand Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rand-paul/) > [We need a revival in the country,” Paul said. “We need another Great Awakening with tent revivals of thousands of people saying, 'reform or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rand-paul/we-need-a-revival-in-the-country-paul-said-we-need-another-great/) [Rand Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rand-paul/) > [We do not project power from bankruptcy court. We're borrowing a million dollars a minute.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rand-paul/we-do-not-project-power-from-bankruptcy-court-we-re-borrowing-a/) [Rand Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rand-paul/) > [I can use most of the tools that every American teenager can master. Maybe not all of them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rand-paul/i-can-use-most-of-the-tools-that-every-american-teenager-can-master/) [Rand Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rand-paul/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/knows/rand-paul/#itemlist", "name": "20 Knows Quotes By Rand Paul", "numberOfItems": 20, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I think the entire world knows, and North Korea knows, that if they used any weapons on our soldiers they would be obliterated. 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