John McCain Quotes

It's very clear that Vladimir Putin has decided that he will eliminate his opponents and anyone who stands up for democracy and freedom. And he does so with relative impunity.

There is no moral equivalent between that butcher and thug and KGB colonel Vladimir Putin and the United States of America, the country that Ronald Reagan used to call a shining city on a hill.

I think that decisions should rest in the hands of the states. I'm a federalist.

There's a misnomer that Hillary Clinton is as hawkish as I am, basically.

Cindy and I are adoptive parents. We know what a treasure and joy it is to have an adopted child in our lives.

What was fascinating to me, is that she [Hillary Clinton] still cannot answer eloquently, answers about her e-mails, she still can't explains to me why she's not a third term of [Barack] Obama.

After all this time and all this, quote, "experience," how is she [Hillary Clinton] not better at this [military]?

I have the greatest appreciation for Governor [Sarah] Palin and her family. There's great joy to know them.

The facts are facts and records are records.

It's a fundamental aspect of the free enterprise system and economics: If there's no penalty associated with increased costs, why not lay on increased costs?

The first thing we have to do is get spending under control in Washington. It's completely out of control. We Republicans came to power to change government, and government changed us.

I know what war's like. I know what scene's like.

Inexperience because of (President Barack) Obama's inexperience.Look that would be one of the challenges.

Americans have gotten to know Sarah Palin. They know that she's a role model to women and other - and reformers all over America. She's a reformer.

Reform, prosperity, and peace, these are major challenges to the United States of America. I don't think I need any on-the-job training. I'm ready to go at it right now.

I guarantee you, as president of the United States, I know how to heal the wounds of war, I know how to deal with our adversaries, and I know how to deal with our friends.

I watch sports all the time. My wife Cindy says I would watch the thumb-suckers play the bed-wetters. I watch all sports and I enjoy all sports. It's been great fun in my life and a great diversion.

The world is on fire.

I think it's an urgent plea for us all to sit down together.

If the United States had not intervened in Afghanistan, then obviously, we would have then allowed the attacks of 9/11 to go unanswered. I don't think most of Americans wanted that to happen.

Both candidates in this election [2004] pledge to end this war and bring our troops home. The great difference - the great difference is that I intend to win it first.

I think that Joe Biden is qualified in many respects. But I do point out that he's been wrong on many foreign policy and national security issues, which is supposed to be his strength.

Each Middle East country has their own unique kinds of challenges; but the fundamentals, the desire for democracy and freely elected governments is a common thread throughout.

I know where a lot of them [the elite or elitists]

Only the most deluded of us could doubt the necessity of this war.

We cannot forever hide the truth about ourselves, from ourselves.