Mitt Romney

“I don't know any nation on Earth that succeeded in creating a strong middle class with rising wages based on building a stronger and bigger government.”

“There's no question I'm going to do everything within the normal political bounds to make sure we don't nominate Donald Trump.”

“I spent my whole life in the private sector, 25 years in the private sector. I understand that when government takes more money out of the hands of people, it makes it more difficult for them to buy things. If they can't buy things, the economy doesn't grow. If the economy doesn't grow, we don't put Americans to work.”

“It strikes me as odd that the free exercise of religious faith is sometimes treated as a problem, something America is stuck with instead of blessed with.”

“I recognized that if you're going to have women in the workforce that sometimes you need to be more flexible.”

“The invisible hand of the market always moves faster and better than the heavy hand of government.”

“I lost my election because of my campaign, not because of what anyone else did.”

“I would always be happy to serve my country in any way that I was called upon to do.”

“So, for instance, let me make this clear: You know I signed a statement. I will not raise taxes on anybody. I don't want to raise taxes on the American people.”

“The President of the United States has long been the leader of the free world. The president and, yes, the nominees of the country's great parties help define America to billions of people. All of them bear the responsibility of being an example for our children and grandchildren.”

“In every stump speech I give, I speak about the fact that people who dream and achieve enormous success do not make us poorer - they make us better off.”

“Make no mistake, in this campaign, I will offer the American ideals of economic freedom a clear and unapologetic defense.”

“Now, let me be clear. The path I lay out is not one paved with ever increasing government checks and cradle to grave assurance that government will always be the solution. If this election is a bidding war for who can promise the most goodies and the most benefits, I'm not your president. You have that president today.”

“President Obama, Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, and their team have failed the American people, and that is why their majority will soon be out the door.”

“If you believe the disappointments - if you believe the disappointments in the last few years are a detour and not our destiny, then I'm asking for your vote.”

“I went to Massachusetts to make a difference. I didn't go there to begin a political career running time and time again. I made a difference. I put in place the things I wanted to do.”

“You balance the budget by restraining the growth of government and encouraging the growth of the private sector.”

“We believe in individual initiative, personal responsibility, opportunity, freedom, small government, the Constitution. These principles, these American principles are key to getting our economy back to being successful and leading the world.”

“First, by 2020, North America will be energy independent by taking full advantage of our oil and coal and gas and nuclear and renewables.”

“I will begin my presidency with a jobs tour. President Obama began with an apology tour. America, he said, had dictated to other nations. No Mr. President, America has freed other nations from dictators.”