Joe Arpaio

“But hey, controversy - well, it hasn't hurt me in 50 years.”

“I don't bow down to the federal government.”

“We learn by our problems. We correct our deficiencies if there are any.”

“This is a great country. You're trying to tell me we can't keep people from coming into our country if we really had the desire to do it? I don't buy it.”

“I'm an equal-opportunity law-enforcement guy - I lock everybody up.”

“I am the constitutionally and legitimately elected sheriff, and I absolutely refuse to surrender my responsibility to the federal government.”

“I would hope to get together with the Latino community, if I could ever have them talk to me without screaming and threatening me. So I hope to get together with the community and try to explain what we do, so that's going to be one of my missions coming up.”

“Every two years for Congress, four years for President, illegal immigration comes out as a political issue.”

“I'm the elected sheriff, and I'm going to keep doing what the Constitution says I can do.”

“I'm working on Leno. He's from my home state, Massachusetts. And my home country, Italy. I said, 'Hey, Jay, why don't you have me on your show? Afraid I'll be funnier than you?'”

“I'm kind of an old-fashioned guy.”

“I'm elected. I don't report to any politician. I report to the people. If I had to report to any politician, I'd quit tomorrow. I'm not tall, dark and handsome. They don't vote for me because I look like a movie star. I can't get that vote. People keep voting for me because they like what I do.”

“I will continue to enforce all the laws, including illegal immigration. Nothing changes.”