--- title: "18 Republican Quotes By Rick Perry" description: "18 Republican quotes by Rick Perry. Plus more from Rick Perry and more Republican sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f3b/rick-perry-1638_follow_you-can-always-follow-me-on-tweeter-3144_3144536.png" --- > [You can always follow me on Tweeter.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-perry/you-can-always-follow-me-on-tweeter/) [Rick Perry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-perry/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f3b/rick-perry-1638_follow_you-can-always-follow-me-on-tweeter-3144_3144536.png) > [Juarez is reported to be the most dangerous city in America.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-perry/juarez-is-reported-to-be-the-most-dangerous-city-in-america/) [Rick Perry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-perry/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f9d/rick-perry-1638_america_juarez-is-reported-to-be-the-most-danger_1808064.png) > [I don't believe man-made global warming is settled in science enough.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-perry/i-don-t-believe-man-made-global-warming-is-settled-in-science-enough/) [Rick Perry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-perry/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5f6/rick-perry-1638_believe_i-don-t-believe-man-made-global-warming_179744.png) > [Let's stand up. Let's speak with pride about our morals and our values and redouble our effort to elect more conservative Republicans.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-perry/let-s-stand-up-let-s-speak-with-pride-about-our-morals-and-our-values/) [Rick Perry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-perry/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/882/rick-perry-1638_conservative_let-s-stand-up-let-s-speak-with-pride-ab_694534.png) > [From time to time there are going to be things that occur that are acts of God that cannot be prevented.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-perry/from-time-to-time-there-are-going-to-be-things-that-occur-that-are/) [Rick Perry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-perry/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/165/rick-perry-1638_inspirational_from-time-to-time-there-are-going-to-be_1403321.png) > [There is no one who's gonna be sitting on that stage who has the record of job creation I have. There's one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-perry/there-is-no-one-who-s-gonna-be-sitting-on-that-stage-who-has-the/) [Rick Perry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-perry/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/352/rick-perry-1638_around-the-world_there-is-no-one-who-s-gonna-be-sitting-o_1032819.png) > [Here is what we know after more than a decade of Republican rule: Texas works. Even 'The New York Times' let it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-perry/here-is-what-we-know-after-more-than-a-decade-of-republican-rule/) [Rick Perry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-perry/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/84a/rick-perry-1638_new-york_here-is-what-we-know-after-more-than-a-d_1953288.png) > [Now, I have no doubt that Mitt Romney was worried about pink slips whether he was going to have enough of them…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-perry/now-i-have-no-doubt-that-mitt-romney-was-worried-about-pink-slips-2/) [Rick Perry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-perry/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2d0/rick-perry-1638_carolina_now-i-have-no-doubt-that-mitt-romney-was_1401776.jpg) > [I stand before you today as a disciplined conservative Texan, a committed Republican and a proud American, united with you to restoring…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-perry/i-stand-before-you-today-as-a-disciplined-conservative-texan-a/) [Rick Perry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-perry/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bd1/rick-perry-1638_american-dream_i-stand-before-you-today-as-a-discipline_372623.png) > [When it comes to conservative social issues, it saddens me when sometimes my fellow Republicans duck and cover in the face of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-perry/when-it-comes-to-conservative-social-issues-it-saddens-me-when/) [Rick Perry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-perry/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d1f/rick-perry-1638_conservative_when-it-comes-to-conservative-social-iss_1881998.jpg) > [Being the Republican front-runner was three of the most exciting hours of my entire life. I've come to grips with it, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-perry/being-the-republican-front-runner-was-three-of-the-most-exciting/) [Rick Perry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-perry/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c7f/rick-perry-1638_entire-life_being-the-republican-front-runner-was-th_1796180.png) > [Reforming public education, cutting property taxes, fixing adult and child protective services and funding our budget can all occur when Democrats and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-perry/reforming-public-education-cutting-property-taxes-fixing-adult-and/) [Rick Perry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-perry/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/28f/rick-perry-1638_adults_reforming-public-education-cutting-prope_197331.png) > [I got all the respect in the world for the front-runners in this race, but ask yourself: If we replace a Democratic…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-perry/i-got-all-the-respect-in-the-world-for-the-front-runners-in-this-race/) [Rick Perry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-perry/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/093/rick-perry-1638_ask-yourself_i-got-all-the-respect-in-the-world-for-t_2432574.jpg) > [The Republican candidates are talking about ways to transition this program and it is a monstrous lie. It is a ponzi scheme…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-perry/the-republican-candidates-are-talking-about-ways-to-transition-this/) [Rick Perry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-perry/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/896/rick-perry-1638_candidates_the-republican-candidates-are-talking-ab_1036826.png) > [ I know the difference between venture capital\[ism\] and vulture capitalism. Venture capitalism is a good thing, comes in, gives that gap funding… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-perry/i-know-the-difference-between-venture-capital-ism-and-vulture/) [Rick Perry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-perry/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/727/rick-perry-1638_albums_i-know-the-difference-between-venture-ca_1102121.jpg) > [There's a real difference between venture capitalism and vulture capitalism. Venture capitalism we like. Vulture capitalism, no. And the fact of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-perry/there-s-a-real-difference-between-venture-capitalism-and-vulture/) [Rick Perry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-perry/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ac/rick-perry-1638_capitalism_there-s-a-real-difference-between-ventur_567228.png) > [Now I have no doubt that Mitt Romney was worried about pink slips - whether he was going to have enough of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-perry/now-i-have-no-doubt-that-mitt-romney-was-worried-about-pink-slips/) [Rick Perry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-perry/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6a8/rick-perry-1638_carolina_now-i-have-no-doubt-that-mitt-romney-was_448070.jpg) > [There's a real difference between venture capitalism and vulture capitalism. Venture capitalism we like. Vulture capitalism, no. And the fact of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-perry/there-s-a-real-difference-between-venture-capitalism-and-vulture-2/) [Rick Perry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-perry/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/893/rick-perry-1638_capitalism_there-s-a-real-difference-between-ventur_2752600.jpg) ## Other authors on Republican - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b021/author-rush-limbaugh-81741.jpg) Rush Limbaugh 211 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/republican/rush-limbaugh/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-bill-maher-17979.jpg) Bill Maher 75 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/republican/bill-maher/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b008/author-donald-trump-30060.jpg) Donald Trump 69 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/republican/donald-trump/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-barack-obama-16275.jpg) Barack Obama 57 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/republican/barack-obama/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b011/author-hillary-clinton-42043.jpg) Hillary Clinton 39 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/republican/hillary-clinton/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b012/author-jay-leno-47716.jpg) Jay Leno 38 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/republican/jay-leno/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b020/author-rand-paul-77216.jpg) Rand Paul 37 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/republican/rand-paul/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b023/author-ted-cruz-89212.jpg) Ted Cruz 35 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/republican/ted-cruz/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b004/author-ann-coulter-13539.jpg) Ann Coulter 33 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/republican/ann-coulter/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b023/author-thomas-jefferson-90435.jpg) Thomas Jefferson 32 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/republican/thomas-jefferson/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-noam-chomsky-71799.jpg) Noam Chomsky 32 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/republican/noam-chomsky/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b017/author-mark-shields-64357.jpg) Mark Shields 31 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/republican/mark-shields/) ## More by Rick Perry > [I've never struggled with that at all. In the state of Texas, if you come into our state and you kill one of our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-perry/i-ve-never-struggled-with-that-at-all-in-the-state-of-texas-if-you/) [Rick Perry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-perry/) > [We understand that you have to create an environment where that those men and women who are entrepreneurs can risk their capital and have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-perry/we-understand-that-you-have-to-create-an-environment-where-that-those/) [Rick Perry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-perry/) > [George W. Bush did an incredible job in the presidency, defending us from freedom.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-perry/george-w-bush-did-an-incredible-job-in-the-presidency-defending-us/) [Rick Perry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-perry/) > [I think there are a substantial number of scientists who have manipulated data so that they will have dollars rolling into their projects. And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-perry/i-think-there-are-a-substantial-number-of-scientists-who-have/) [Rick Perry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-perry/) > [What I learned growing up on the farm was a way of life that was centered on hard work, and on faith and on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-perry/what-i-learned-growing-up-on-the-farm-was-a-way-of-life-that-was/) [Rick Perry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-perry/) > [The people who illegally cross into the country are from countries that have very close ties to al Qaeda, whether it's Yemen or Afghanistan,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-perry/the-people-who-illegally-cross-into-the-country-are-from-countries/) [Rick Perry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-perry/) > [It is up to us, to this present generation of Americans, to take a stand for freedom, to send a message to Washington that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-perry/it-is-up-to-us-to-this-present-generation-of-americans-to-take-a/) [Rick Perry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-perry/) > [I know for a fact that Ted Cruz every day uses two checklists - to guide him through his personal and professional life -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-perry/i-know-for-a-fact-that-ted-cruz-every-day-uses-two-checklists-to/) [Rick Perry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-perry/) > [There is evil prowling in the world - it shows up in our movies, video games and online fascinations, and finds its way into…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-perry/there-is-evil-prowling-in-the-world-it-shows-up-in-our-movies-video/) [Rick Perry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-perry/) > [Religious freedom does not mean freedom from religion.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-perry/religious-freedom-does-not-mean-freedom-from-religion/) [Rick Perry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-perry/) > [We need to stop apologizing for celebrating life. We need to stop apologizing for wanting to protect an individual's right to build a business.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-perry/we-need-to-stop-apologizing-for-celebrating-life-we-need-to-stop/) [Rick Perry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-perry/) > [America does not need to be worried with bailing out a European country that has made irresponsible expenditures, and then all of a sudden,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-perry/america-does-not-need-to-be-worried-with-bailing-out-a-european/) [Rick Perry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-perry/) > [It (Social Security) is a Ponzi scheme for these young people. The idea that they're working and paying into Social Security today, that the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-perry/it-social-security-is-a-ponzi-scheme-for-these-young-people-the-idea/) [Rick Perry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-perry/) > [I don't believe man-made global warming is settled in science enough.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-perry/i-don-t-believe-man-made-global-warming-is-settled-in-science-enough/) [Rick Perry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-perry/) > [Reforming public education, cutting property taxes, fixing adult and child protective services and funding our budget can all occur when Democrats and Republicans engage…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-perry/reforming-public-education-cutting-property-taxes-fixing-adult-and/) [Rick Perry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-perry/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/republican/rick-perry/#itemlist", "name": "18 Republican Quotes By Rick Perry", "numberOfItems": 18, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "You can always follow me on Tweeter.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Rick Perry" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-perry/you-can-always-follow-me-on-tweeter/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f3b/rick-perry-1638_follow_you-can-always-follow-me-on-tweeter-3144_3144536.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f3b/rick-perry-1638_follow_you-can-always-follow-me-on-tweeter-3144_3144536.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f3b/rick-perry-1638_follow_you-can-always-follow-me-on-tweeter-3144_3144536.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“You can always follow me on Tweeter.” — Rick Perry", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Juarez is reported to be the most dangerous city in America.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Rick Perry" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-perry/juarez-is-reported-to-be-the-most-dangerous-city-in-america/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f9d/rick-perry-1638_america_juarez-is-reported-to-be-the-most-danger_1808064.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f9d/rick-perry-1638_america_juarez-is-reported-to-be-the-most-danger_1808064.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f9d/rick-perry-1638_america_juarez-is-reported-to-be-the-most-danger_1808064.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Juarez is reported to be the most dangerous city in America.” — Rick Perry", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I don't believe man-made global warming is settled in science enough.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Rick Perry" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-perry/i-don-t-believe-man-made-global-warming-is-settled-in-science-enough/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5f6/rick-perry-1638_believe_i-don-t-believe-man-made-global-warming_179744.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5f6/rick-perry-1638_believe_i-don-t-believe-man-made-global-warming_179744.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5f6/rick-perry-1638_believe_i-don-t-believe-man-made-global-warming_179744.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I don't believe man-made global warming is settled in science enough.” — Rick Perry", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Let's stand up. 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