--- title: "21 Needs Quotes By John McCain" description: "21 Needs quotes by John McCain. Plus more from John McCain and more Needs sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd3/john-mccain-465_moderation_we-need-more-competitive-races-we-need-t_483170.png" --- > [We need more competitive races, ... We need the voice of moderation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mccain/we-need-more-competitive-races-we-need-the-voice-of-moderation/) [John McCain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mccain/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd3/john-mccain-465_moderation_we-need-more-competitive-races-we-need-t_483170.png) > [I don't e-mail. I've never felt the particular need to e-mail.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mccain/i-don-t-e-mail-i-ve-never-felt-the-particular-need-to-e-mail/) [John McCain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mccain/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8ed/john-mccain-465_email_i-don-t-e-mail-i-ve-never-felt-the-parti_1878510.png) > [I've seen enough killing in my life. I know how precious human life is and I don't need a lecture from you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mccain/i-ve-seen-enough-killing-in-my-life-i-know-how-precious-human-life-is/) [John McCain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mccain/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/251/john-mccain-465_dying_i-ve-seen-enough-killing-in-my-life-i-kn_1340402.png) > [Teachers don't need as much as $140,000 a year, ... But, perhaps some senators don't need $140,000 a year either.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mccain/teachers-don-t-need-as-much-as-140-000-a-year-but-perhaps-some/) [John McCain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mccain/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5b8/john-mccain-465_education_teachers-don-t-need-as-much-as-140-000-a_2611598.png) > [We need not risk our national honor to prevail in this or any war.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mccain/we-need-not-risk-our-national-honor-to-prevail-in-this-or-any-war/) [John McCain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mccain/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f3b/john-mccain-465_honor_we-need-not-risk-our-national-honor-to-p_1183518.png) > [When you have airplanes with precision weapons, striking hospitals in Aleppo and slaughtering innocent men, women and children, you're committing a war…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mccain/when-you-have-airplanes-with-precision-weapons-striking-hospitals-in/) [John McCain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mccain/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cfa/john-mccain-465_airplane_when-you-have-airplanes-with-precision-w_1618228.jpg) > [Today more people lose their seats in the Politburo in Havana than in the Congress of America, ... We need to have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mccain/today-more-people-lose-their-seats-in-the-politburo-in-havana-than-in/) [John McCain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mccain/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/42b/john-mccain-465_america_today-more-people-lose-their-seats-in-th_1756658.png) > [It's pretty clear we have enough Guard people in the United States, but are they capable of handling our oversees commitments as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mccain/it-s-pretty-clear-we-have-enough-guard-people-in-the-united-states/) [John McCain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mccain/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9b0/john-mccain-465_ability_it-s-pretty-clear-we-have-enough-guard-p_802672.png) > [I'm going to be honest: I know a lot less about economics than I do about military and foreign policy issues. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mccain/i-m-going-to-be-honest-i-know-a-lot-less-about-economics-than-i-do/) [John McCain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mccain/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/18a/john-mccain-465_being-honest_i-m-going-to-be-honest-i-know-a-lot-less_161622.png) > [I think we need to address greenhouse gas emissions. But I try to get involved in issues where I see a legislative…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mccain/i-think-we-need-to-address-greenhouse-gas-emissions-but-i-try-to-get/) [John McCain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mccain/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/088/john-mccain-465_addresses_i-think-we-need-to-address-greenhouse-ga_606531.png) > [Women need the education and training, particularly since more and more women are heads of their households, as much or more than…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mccain/women-need-the-education-and-training-particularly-since-more-and/) [John McCain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mccain/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/811/john-mccain-465_care_women-need-the-education-and-training-pa_2778122.png) > [I have had a strong and a long relationship on national security, I've been involved in every national crisis that this nation…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mccain/i-have-had-a-strong-and-a-long-relationship-on-national-security-i-ve/) [John McCain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mccain/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e50/john-mccain-465_appreciate_i-have-had-a-strong-and-a-long-relations_988764.png) > [But I also want to change the dynamics of this debate, which has kept us gridlocked into positions which caused people to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mccain/but-i-also-want-to-change-the-dynamics-of-this-debate-which-has-kept/) [John McCain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mccain/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/454/john-mccain-465_abortion_but-i-also-want-to-change-the-dynamics-o_1941037.jpg) > [I'm not running for president because I think I'm blessed with such personal greatness that history has anointed me to save our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mccain/i-m-not-running-for-president-because-i-think-i-m-blessed-with-such/) [John McCain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mccain/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d46/john-mccain-465_blessed_i-m-not-running-for-president-because-i_636626.jpg) > [Instead of giving the effort the level of attention needed, the Air Force has wasted a year doing very little to end…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mccain/instead-of-giving-the-effort-the-level-of-attention-needed-the-air/) [John McCain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mccain/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ba/john-mccain-465_air_instead-of-giving-the-effort-the-level-o_734405.png) > [I am learning to get online myself, and I will have that down fairly soon, getting on myself. I don’t expect to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mccain/i-am-learning-to-get-online-myself-and-i-will-have-that-down-fairly/) [John McCain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mccain/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d51/john-mccain-465_becoming_i-am-learning-to-get-online-myself-and-i_388830.png) > [We can't go on forever with 11 million people living in this country in the shadows in an illegal status. We cannot…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mccain/we-can-t-go-on-forever-with-11-million-people-living-in-this-country/) [John McCain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mccain/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1f8/john-mccain-465_aisle_we-can-t-go-on-forever-with-11-million-p_329071.png) > [We have many advantages in the fight against global warming, but time is not one of them. Instead of idly debating the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mccain/we-have-many-advantages-in-the-fight-against-global-warming-but-time/) [John McCain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mccain/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/006/john-mccain-465_advantage_we-have-many-advantages-in-the-fight-aga_2677225.png) > [This is the free enterprise system. The only place in the world that I can recall where companies never failed was the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mccain/this-is-the-free-enterprise-system-the-only-place-in-the-world-that-i/) [John McCain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mccain/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a29/john-mccain-465_administration_this-is-the-free-enterprise-system-the-o_1286812.jpg) > [This is the free enterprise system. The only place in the world that I can recall where companies never failed was the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mccain/this-is-the-free-enterprise-system-the-only-place-in-the-world-that-i-2/) [John McCain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mccain/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/51c/john-mccain-465_administration_this-is-the-free-enterprise-system-the-o_1818871.png) > [We know for a fact the Russians tried to change the outcome of our election, attacking the very fundamental of democracy. We…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mccain/we-know-for-a-fact-the-russians-tried-to-change-the-outcome-of-our/) [John McCain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mccain/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f10/john-mccain-465_activity_we-know-for-a-fact-the-russians-tried-to_2858693.png) ## Other authors on Needs ## More by John McCain > [I have the utmost confidence in General Mattis, General Flynn, General Kelly, Dan Coates. I couldn't have picked a better team. And so I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mccain/i-have-the-utmost-confidence-in-general-mattis-general-flynn-general/) [John McCain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mccain/) > [Washington is a Hollywood for ugly people. Hollywood is a Washington for the simpleminded.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mccain/washington-is-a-hollywood-for-ugly-people-hollywood-is-a-washington/) [John McCain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mccain/) > [I think that it's important that we understand the importance of the Hispanic vote in America.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mccain/i-think-that-it-s-important-that-we-understand-the-importance-of-the/) [John McCain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mccain/) > [ I will not agree to have this bill \[to repeal DADT \] go forward, because our economy is in the tank. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mccain/i-will-not-agree-to-have-this-bill-to-repeal-dadt-go-forward-because/) [John McCain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mccain/) > [I don't know a politician who enjoys fundraising. The system is such that the American people have lost faith.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mccain/i-don-t-know-a-politician-who-enjoys-fundraising-the-system-is-such/) [John McCain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mccain/) > [It is perhaps my greatest hope, Mr. President, that some day we'll consider tax and spending measures with no one else in mind but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mccain/it-is-perhaps-my-greatest-hope-mr-president-that-some-day-we-ll/) [John McCain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mccain/) > [This kind of horror has become all too familiar to us. As parents, Cindy and I offer our prayers to the memory of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mccain/this-kind-of-horror-has-become-all-too-familiar-to-us-as-parents/) [John McCain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mccain/) > [Thousands of Americans have given their lives in Afghanistan and Iraq upholding their oaths and defending this nation. Chelsea Manning broke her oath and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mccain/thousands-of-americans-have-given-their-lives-in-afghanistan-and-iraq/) [John McCain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mccain/) > [The truth is sometimes a hard pill to swallow. It sometimes causes us difficulties at home and abroad. It is sometimes used by our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mccain/the-truth-is-sometimes-a-hard-pill-to-swallow-it-sometimes-causes-us/) [John McCain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mccain/) > [Countries, not just their armies, win wars.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mccain/countries-not-just-their-armies-win-wars/) [John McCain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mccain/) > [My greatest fear is the Iranians acquire a nuclear weapon and give it to a terrorist organization. And there is a real threat of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mccain/my-greatest-fear-is-the-iranians-acquire-a-nuclear-weapon-and-give-it/) [John McCain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mccain/) > [Presidential ambition is a disease that can only be cured by embalming fluid .](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mccain/presidential-ambition-is-a-disease-that-can-only-be-cured-by/) [John McCain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mccain/) > [3 "amnesty" didn't mean rewarding illegal behavior.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mccain/3-amnesty-didn-t-mean-rewarding-illegal-behavior/) [John McCain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mccain/) > [On the subject of Osama bin Laden... we will track him down. We will capture him. We will bring him to justice, and I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mccain/on-the-subject-of-osama-bin-laden-we-will-track-him-down-we-will/) [John McCain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mccain/) > [That's Joe Biden right there - unbowed, unbroken and unable to stop talking.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mccain/that-s-joe-biden-right-there-unbowed-unbroken-and-unable-to-stop/) [John McCain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mccain/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/needs/john-mccain/#itemlist", "name": "21 Needs Quotes By John McCain", "numberOfItems": 21, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "We need more competitive races, ... 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