Nikki Haley

“No one who is willing to work hard, abide by our laws, and love our traditions should ever feel unwelcome in this country. At the same time, that does not mean we just flat out open our borders. We can't do that.”

“I'm a strong voice by nature. I'm sometimes a bull in a china shop.”

“I had a white senator call me a rag head, and I had an African-American legislator call me a conservative with a tan.”

“Some people think that you have to be the loudest voice in the room to make a difference. That is just not true. Often, the best thing we can do is turn down the volume. When the sound is quieter, you can actually hear what someone else is saying. And that can make a world of difference.”

“I wear heels, and it's not for a fashion statement - it's ammunition.”

“I try not to miss anything because of work. And I didn't want to have to say that, because that doesn't sound realistic. But it is. Family has to come first. It has to. Especially for a mom. Because if your family's happy, you can do your job.”

“I'm very proud of the way that I was raised, I'm very proud of the way that my parents raised me.”

“We don't have unions in South Carolina because we don't need unions in South Carolina.”

“You will see us going forward talking about those things to bring Iran in compliance: not just of the deal, but of the international community and what is expected to be a good community citizen.”

“Immigrants have been coming to our shores for generations to live the dream that is America. They wanted better for their children than for themselves. That remains the dream of all of us, and in this country, we have seen time and again that that dream is achievable.”

“You always have to come from the element of 'What do you have in common?' first. It makes it easier to work through your differences.”

“I'm Nikki Haley, Governor of the great state of South Carolina.”

“I think that we are at a point in our country where we're trying to decide what role should religion play in the political arena.”

“Courage breeds leadership.”

“Ann Romney makes all women proud by the way she has conducted her life as a strong woman of faith, as a mother, as a wife and as a true patriot.”

“We're going to fight hard on this. We're going to push hard - not just on North Korea; we're going to push hard on other countries who are not abiding by the resolutions and not abiding by the sanctions against North Korea.”

“Republicans need to stay strong on the fact that marriage is between a man and a woman. Those are values that are true to the party and true to who we are. They could focus on jobs and the economy, but we all know that keeping the family structure intact is very important in our country.”

“Almost forty-five years after my parents first became Americans, I stand before you and them tonight as the proud governor of the state of South Carolina.”

“Our forefathers paved the way for us. Let's take their values and their strengths and rededicate ourselves to doing whatever it takes to keep America the greatest country in the history of man.”

“I'm saying that ammunition comes with multiple options, and it's not always military. Ammunition also comes with sanctions. Ammunition also comes with trade.”