A biography for John Kennedyhasn’t been written yet.
“Sometimes I'll jot a clever turn of phrase down. Sometimes I'll just remember it.”
“The truth of the matter is that Iran is a cancer.”
“I supported Donald Trump.”
“I'm not interested in more political or cultural combat.”
“Well, I have great respect for Senator Hirono.”
“I don't like traffic cameras. In fact, I hate them. But that doesn't mean I can break the speed limit and run red lights to get to a New Orleans Saints game.”
“I like policy. It's why I decided to enter government. The other thing I like about government - you have good days, you have bad days, but you never have a boring day, and that's important to me.”
“Our rights are not absolute. Our rights can be curtailed in the interest of public safety.”
“I happen to believe there is evil in the world.”
“As a country, we can't teach kids how to read and write when we got 18 years to do it. And that's - that's a disgrace.”
“I try to speak in a way that people can understand.”
“In theory, the MSRB is supposed to protect the public interest, investors, and state and local governments. In practice, the MSRB membership structure is more shaded toward protecting the financial professionals who broker the deals.”
“I think, under President Obama, who was a really bright guy - I didn't agree with a lot of his politics - but we got to the point internationally where our friends didn't trust us. They were confused. And our enemies didn't quite respect us.”
“I mean Facebook is no longer a company, it's a country. 2 billion users. It can influence what we think, what we believe, how we vote, what we buy, even how we feel.”
“Let me state the obvious. Illegal immigration is illegal, duh.”
“I don't think anybody in America ought to be scared.”
“I don't want to impugn the motives of my colleagues, but my attitude is, speaking just for me, you either believe in border security or you don't.”
“You're innocent until proven guilty.”
“The Democratic position seems to be everything is going to be free. Free education. Free health care. Free housing. Free love. Free kittens, I don't know.”
“Taxpayers have long memories, especially when it comes to how their hard-earned money is spent.”