A biography for Matt Bevinhasn’t been written yet.
“There is no one in America more qualified to talk about bailouts than Mitch McConnell.”
“This administration will have no tolerance for the type of brazen disregard that Planned Parenthood has shown for both the safety of women and the rule of law.”
“There is going to have to be austerity in the state of Kentucky.”
“Black, white, rural, urban, Democrat, Republican, independent. People who come from both ends of the socio-economic spectrum. Male, female. Young and old alike. This is our Kentucky.”
“This is our time. This is our opportunity. Together, we will accomplish great things.”
“When I have people like Planned Parenthood intentionally not following the law, that's where the state will be involved.”
“I don't care if it's a dollar or two dollars. If I'm governor, people should have skin in the game.”
“I'm not going to run to the left of Mitch McConnell; I'm not going to run to the right of Mitch McConnell. I am going to run right over the top of Mitch McConnell.”
“I'll listen to the people. I will not put my party ahead of what the people want.”
“I have never been a member of a Tea Party.”
“The people of Kentucky have had enough. They have had enough of bailouts for Wall Street banks.”
“Is it average Joes like ourselves who go to the ballot box and truly decide who are going to be the leaders, not only of their party - of their government - at the local, at the state, at the federal level? Is that really who's still in charge?”
“I'm a Republican. I'm running in a Republican primary.”
“Too many of the career politicians, the established politicians in Washington on both sides of the aisle, are representing their party more than the people. And no matter what the media says, the ballot box will determine what people truly believe.”
“Be bold - there's enough Neville Chamberlains in the world; be a Winston Churchill, for crying out loud!”
“Have you ever been offered a job by a poor person? No one has.”
“I think we will be safer when we can concentrate law enforcement and criminal justice resources and energies on those individuals who truly need, for the safety of society... to be incarcerated.”
“It is important never to forget our history, but parts of our history are more appropriately displayed in museums, not on government property.”
“We need education across the board on all fronts.”
“Look at the decisions I've made in my life personally. To paint the picture intentionally that I don't believe in, that I'm not a supporter of, that I'm not an advocate of early childhood education is a mistruth. It's an absolute and outright lie, and to continue to perpetuate it is irresponsible.”