John Kasich Quotes

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• We need to give everybody a chance, treat everybody with respect, and let them share in this great American dream that we have.

  John Kasich

  Dream, Giving, Needs

  FaceBook post by John Kasich from Aug 07, 2015

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• I’m concerned about the fact there seems to be a war on the poor - that if you’re poor, somehow you’re shiftless and lazy.

  John Kasich

  War, Lazy, Facts

  "Ohio Governor Defies G.O.P. With Defense of Social Safety Net" by Trip Gabriel, www.nytimes.com. October 28, 2013.

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• Frankly, we are republicans and they're democrats but before all of that, we're Americans. And I believe we need to unify in so many ways to rebuild our country, to strengthen our country, to rebuild our defense, and for America to secure it's place it world; for us, for our children, and for the next generation.

  John Kasich

  Country, Children, Believe

  John Kasich's remarks during the CNN-Facebook Republican Presidential Second Debate at the Venetian Las Vegas hosted by Wolf Blitzer, cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com. December 16, 2015.

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• To say that most recent elections are rigged and all these votes are stolen, that`s like saying we never landed on the moon, frankly. That`s how silly it is. No. I don`t think that`s good for our country. The problem is, it does create doubt in people`s minds. And I worry about 25% of Americans who may say when an election is over, it was stolen.

  John Kasich

  Country, Silly, Moon

  Source: www.msnbc.com

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• We've got to unite our country again, because we're stronger when we are united and we are weaker when we are divided.

  John Kasich

  Country, Stronger, United

  GOP Debate, www.washingtonpost.com. August 06, 2015.

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• I worry about America. For the first time in my lifetime, I'm worried about us, i'm worried about how our values to some degree have been eroded, of personal responsibility and compassion and teamwork. I worry about it, I worry about the fact that we're so divided.

  John Kasich

  Teamwork, Responsibility, Compassion

  "Gov. Kasich: fighting ISIS “at some point it will require boots on the ground”". "State of the Union" with Gloria Borger, cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com. February 22, 2015.

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• A leader has a sound program, has a good policy, and then brings people together to solve problems.

  John Kasich

  People, Leader, Together

  John Kasich's remarks during the CNN-Facebook Republican Presidential Second Debate at the Venetian Las Vegas hosted by Wolf Blitzer, cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com. December 16, 2015.

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• When you ask people, do they believe that we ought to have trade, I think people understand it's important.

  John Kasich

  Believe, Thinking, People

  Source: uk.businessinsider.com

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• If you go into a room of 100-plus people, and you want to be the prince of darkness, you can be it. But I don't operate in the dark, I operate in the light.

  John Kasich

  Dark, Light, People

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• Everybody should have a chance to rise. That's our philosophy in Ohio and that's my philosophy for America.

  John Kasich

  Philosophy, Ohio, Should Have

  "Gov. John Kasich On Health Policy, Religion And Inclusiveness". "Weekend Edition Saturday" with Scott Simon, www.npr.org. July 25, 2015.

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• You cannot build a little guy up by tearing a big guy down. Abraham Lincoln said it...

  John Kasich

  Guy, Littles, Bigs

  "Gov. John Kasich talks balanced budget push, 2016 plans; Denis McDonough on president's domestic, foreign policy priorities". "Fox News Sunday" with Chris Wallace, www.foxnews.com. January 25, 2015.

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• I have never worshipped at the altar of free trade, but I've always been an advocate of free trade.

  John Kasich

  Trade, Free Trade, Altars

  Source: uk.businessinsider.com

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• Guess what? I just went to a wedding of a friend of mine who happens to be gay.

  John Kasich

  Gay, Mines, Happens

  John Kasich at GOP primary debate at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio, www.washingtonpost.com. August 6, 2015.

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• Economic growth is the key to everything. But once you have economic growth, it is important that we reach out to people who live in the shadows, the people who don't seem to ever think that they get a fair deal. And that includes people in our minority community; that includes people who feel as though they don't have a chance to move up.

  John Kasich

  Moving, Thinking, Keys

  John Kasich during GOP primary debate at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio, www.washingtonpost.com. August 6, 2015.

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• I'm not sure I want to sound like a candidate. I just want to sound like an American who's trying to make this country a heck of a lot stronger. Not a politician typical, but somebody that's going to go and do the job, not pay attention to all the special interest groups, change the status quo, shift power out of Washington and get America on the track again with strengthening our military as well.

  John Kasich

  Change, Strength, Country

  "Fox News Sunday" with Chris Wallace, www.foxnews.com. May 3, 2015.

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• With all those fledgling countries in Asia, who really want to stand with us but they live under the shadow of China and the smaller shadow of Russia. So I just think Trans-Pacific Partnership is really important both economically and geopolitically.

  John Kasich

  Country, Thinking, Russia

  Source: uk.businessinsider.com

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• I'm not a big guy that believes that you gain energy from demonizing other people. I think you gain energy from giving people hope.

  John Kasich

  Believe, Thinking, People

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• A friend asked one of my daughters, "Do you like politics?" And my daughter said, "No, I don't. And the reason I don't like it is because there's too much fighting, too much yelling. It's so loud, I don't like it." You know, I turned to my friend and I said, "You know, she's really on to something."

  John Kasich

  Daughter, Fighting, Yelling

  CNN-Facebook Republican Presidential Debate, cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com. December 16, 2015.

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• I've always been underestimated. It's happened throughout my entire career.

  John Kasich

  Careers, Happened, Underestimated

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• You know, whatever it takes. It's very important obviously from an economic point of view because of the need for innovation, for progress, to improve the standard of living of people. But I also think it's a critical issue in geopolitics too.

  John Kasich

  Thinking, Views, Issues

  Source: uk.businessinsider.com

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• Every time I go to Washington, I break out in a cold sweat. So I try not to spend too much time there.

  John Kasich

  Sweat, Trying, Break Out

  "Kasich: 'Obama Should Let Me Run Ohio'" by John Kasich, www.foxnews.com. February 25, 2011.

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• I don't want my marriage or my guns registered in Washington. And if people have an opinion, it's a religious opinion that is heartly felt, obviously they should be allowed to practice that and no government should interfere with them.

  John Kasich

  Religious, Gun, Practice

  Source: www.cbsnews.com

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• We've got to listen to other people's voices, respect them, but keep in mind, and I believe in terms of the things that I've read in my lifetime, the Lord is not picking us. But because of how we respect human rights, because that we are a good force in the world, he wants America to be strong.

  John Kasich

  Strong, Believe, Rights

  GOP Debate, www.cbsnews.com. August 07, 2015.

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• Well, it's not all Americans. But I understand those polls. But as a result of that, that's not going to change my position. I mean I don't think it is even practical and I don't think it's right. I mean just because somebody happens to be of the Muslim faith, doesn't make them a terrorist or make them a threat to America. And we've had relations with people all over the world of the Muslim faith.

  John Kasich

  Mean, Thinking, Muslim Faith

  "Trump, Rubio, Sanders, Cruz, & Kasich". "Face the Nation" with John Dickerson, www.cbsnews.com. February 21, 2016.

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• There were 16 people in the race, including a number of governors, and there's only one left. And I think that at the end we have to make sure that we have somebody that can go to that town, change that system, grow employment, change the whole way in which it works and ship power money and influence back to the states. So I'm optimistic about it.

  John Kasich

  Optimistic, Thinking, Race

  "Face the Nation" with John Dickerson, www.cbsnews.com. February 21, 2016.

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