John McCain Quotes

Let's move forward to try to address the most egregious and outrageous corrupting aspect of campaigns in America today and that is the incredible inundation of soft money and its pernicious effects.

I can't believe a guy that handsome wouldn't have some impact.

Iran launches monkey into space

The French remind me a little bit of an aging actress of the 1940s who is still trying to dine out on her looks but doesn't have the face for it.

Certify border is secure; only then allow guest workers.

Russia is a gas station masquerading as a country. It's kleptocracy, it's corruption, it's a nation that's really only dependent upon oil and gas for their economy.

3 "amnesty" didn't mean rewarding illegal behavior.

[I find it] impossible [to imagine] that a nation which is grounded in Judaeo-Christian principles would somehow select someone [for President] who would repudiate those principles.

I've already heard from some military commanders who feel they've been undercut by the vice president of the United States, and there's a lot of justification for their view.

I do believe my view has evolved.

[While] the primary responsibility, as we all acknowledge, (falls) with the family, ... Our homes, our families, our children's minds are being flooded by a tide of violence.

I'm very optimistic about my home state of Arizona...

There is no doubt in my mind that Rudy Giuliani in the Senate will be a leader for the people of New York but also for the people of Arizona and the people all over this country.

As part of my misspent youth, I spent too much time in the sun, and every few months, I have to go and have some basal cell removed from my old craggy features.

We will have to wait a little longer to see if Armageddon has arrived.

There's going to be other wars. I'm sorry to tell you, there's going to be other wars. We will never surrender, but there will be other wars.

What evidence do we have that states are incapable of further exercising an authority they have exercised successfully for over 200 years?

In California, it's hard to buy all the media, no matter how much money you raise or spend, because it's such a huge state.

America has the strongest, best-trained, best-led military force in the world, and we have failed them. Our military today is struggling in virtually every category that measures preparedness.

But certainly in the short term, or even the long term, I would not support repeal of Roe v. Wade, which would then force X number of women in America to [undergo] illegal and dangerous operations.

Giving peace a chance only gives Saddam Hussein more time to prepare for war on his terms, at a time of his choosing, in pursuit of ambitions that will only grow as his power to achieve them grows.

There's a whole generation that's retiring. It is unconscionable that the average salary of a lawyer is $79,000 a year and the average salary of a teacher is $39,000 a year.

Under my plan, 85 percent of America will pay no tax or have a flat tax at our lowest rate of 15 percent.

I've seen enough killing in my life. I know how precious human life is and I don't need a lecture from you.

In 2003, I warned of a 'creeping coup' in Russia against the forces of democracy and market capitalism in Russia.

It's impossible to imagine the Democratic Party seeking a pro-life, free-trading, non-protectionist deficit hawk.

The question is not whether you would like to be president or not. The question is: Do you think you can win and do you want to run? And none of those are clear to me.

I would never want to see myself viewed as beating the drums of war, ... but I would rather live with that image than look into the mirror and see a member of Congress who failed to do his duty.

We need more competitive races, ... We need the voice of moderation.

America's image throughout the world is very bad.

I spent most of my time wrestling looking up at the lights.

Stocks have tanked. Shouldn't you have asked for that money back?

Some of us are more favorably disposed than others.

But we have a war of ideals and ideas, and that is to sell democracy.

The benefit of an open town hall meeting is one that you get to hear a lot of different views, and two it has credibility.

I just think that we ought to protect the Social Security fund.

I don't think we are comforted by the fact that we were told there would never be a case of Ebola in the United States and obviously that's not correct.

The 'Main Street' retailers ... see customers come to the store to locate items ... only to leave and order the items over the Internet just to escape the sales tax.

Right now there’s kind of a generational change. Young Americans do not trust this government. Without trusting government you can't do a lot of things.

All interested parties must be willing to make significant sacrifices.

I don't know a politician who enjoys fundraising. The system is such that the American people have lost faith.

It is because I owe America more than she has ever owed me that I am a candidate for president to the United States.

As a governor and senator, John Chafee set the standard for honesty and decency that the rest of us on our best days could only dream to emulate.

God may have mercy, but we won't.

I will not agree to have this bill [to repeal DADT ] go forward, because our economy is in the tank.

I strongly support the Second Amendment and I believe the Second Amendment ought to be preserved - which means no gun control.

Our nation has both an obligation and self-interest in facing head-on the serious environmental, economic and national security threat posed by global warming.

I spent five and a half years in prison. The worst part was coming home and finding out Green Acres had been cancelled. What the hell was I fighting for?

America has much to gain in terms of jobs and trade by meeting the growing world demand for advanced, environmentally sound technologies.

Events are moving fast in my campaign, and yes, it's true that this morning I've dismissed my entire team of senior advisers. All of their positions will now be held by a man named 'Joe the Plumber.'