Thinking Quotes by Paul Ryan

I think Ayn Rand did the best job of anybody to build a moral case of capitalism, and that morality of capitalism…

— Paul Ryan

I think conservatives should be confident in our beliefs and go push them everywhere we can and go to non-traditional communities. It's…

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I think there's always a role for Congress under every instance in every administration to conduct oversight of the executive branch.

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I think preexisting conditions is a very important feature of any healthcare system.

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I think conditions on the ground determine what you need in a particular area.

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I think [Donald Trump] is now talking about engaging in countries on a bilateral basis.

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We have a real economic growth problem in America. We are limping along. Wages are flat. And jobs aren’t being created near…

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I think [Donald Trump] does understand that. We talked a great deal about the separation on power and the constitution. And we're…

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I think the Democrats are trying to say is like in February [2017] it goes away and you won't have your health…

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I'd say is stimulus infrastructure spending is not instant jobs. I think the real reason the president [Donald Trump] wants to do…

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Claiming a person can't do their job because of their race is sort of like the textbook definition of a racist comment.…

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I think Donald Trump understands there's a Constitution. And that those separate but equal branches of government give us a limited government.…

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My Dad, a small-town lawyer, was also named Paul. Until we lost him when I was 16, he was a gentle presence…

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We are all representatives of the American people. We all do town hall meetings. We all talk to our constituents. And I've…

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There's no "agreement." The president Donald Trump and the chief of staff called me from Air Force One today to discuss what…

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I think its rather peculiar. It's not in keeping with our founding documents, our founding vision. But I'd guess you'd have to…

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I don't think Hillary Clinton is going to support any of the things that you stand for if you're a Republican. I'm…

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Yes, absolutely because we think there is a way to do this through earned legalization without rewarding people who have come in…

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We know better than to think that Republicans can win only on the failures of Democrats. It still comes down to a…

— Paul Ryan

I've said this when I pass the trade promotion authority law, which allows us to get trade agreements. If we write the…

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I spent more time talking with this president [Donald Trump] in the last few days, I think, than I probably talked with…

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We have got to go and compete for the minds and the hearts and the votes of everybody in this country, no…

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This is again, one of our pieces of our 200-pay plan, part of our very ambitious agenda. We really don't think we…

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You know, you work hard but play by the rules, you can rise. You can do well. That's what we're taught. That's…

— Paul Ryan

Hope and change? We're not doing that anymore. They're doing attack and blame. And so, I just think people are going to…

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We think that's necessary just as a foundation for economic growth. It's not the jobs in and of themselves, which you do…

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I think the identity politics that have been played, particularly the class-warfare version of identity politics that has been played, has put…

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In America, we have a bifurcated country, we have a polarized country. One of the reasons I think it's polarized is because…

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What matters to me is that I do what I think is right and I see, I'm a numbers guy, that's my…

— Paul Ryan

I think Donald Trump is new. He's a business guy running for president. So, you're not going to see a conventional campaign…

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I think what matters is that we have to show people that we are an inclusive society that-that-that we want everyone to…

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Obama is trying to paint us as a caricature, as if we're some bizarre individualists who are hardcore libertarians. It's a false…

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I think it's important to not have some sort of one-size-fits-all program in Washington, which has downsides, like killing entry-level jobs. But…

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Mr. Vice President, I know you're under a lot of duress to make up for lost ground but I think people would…

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When I was waiting tables, washing dishes, or mowing lawns for money, I never thought of myself as stuck in some station…

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I think it is inflationary. I think it actually is counterproductive in many ways. You end up costing jobs from people who…

— Paul Ryan

There are people in communities who are actually out there fighting poverty eye-to-eye, soul-to-soul, in neighborhoods that actually do well, that succeed.…

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I do have a concern that if we just say no Trans-Pacific Partnership, we're done, we're ignoring the region, and then, yes,…

— Paul Ryan

Going on and getting good bilateral agreement is a better way [than Trans-Pacific Partnership agreements], and I'm fine with that strategy. I…

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I think you can walk and chew gum at the same time. I think you can oppose the president on some issue…

— Paul Ryan