Ted Cruz Quotes

But we don't have a right to force anyone to abandon their faith. It is one of the foundational commitments of who we are as Americans to respect diversity.

Listen, Bernie Sanders talks about how Washington is corrupt, both parties are in bed with the lobbyists and special interests. I think he's exactly right.

If I remember correctly, the most efficient campaign in modern times, in terms of burn rate, had been Obama's 2012 reelect, which I believe the number was they spent 37 cents at every dollar.

Every dollar not spent is another dollar you have to reach the voters and convey a message.

I think many of the mainstream media players are liberal Democrats. They intend to vote for Hillary [Clinton]. They believed Donald [Trump] was the easiest candidate for Hillary to beat.

The media ought to be just giving a fair shake to everybody.

Obama has been the most lawless president we've ever had.

What I believe is important is that we win the battle of ideas.

What animates me in politics are the economic issues of opportunity.

People are fed up. They are fed up with what's happening in Washington. They are fed up with both parties. They are fed up with politicians who have lied to them.

Brexit is the people of Britain who are fed up with the European Union dominating their lives, and they want accountability.

I'm a constitutionalist. You know, does faith matter to me? Sure. But the beauty of the Constitution, the beauty of the First Amendment, it protects everyone's faith.

There's a lot of despair in the USA. Young people are afraid for the future.

When you're the son of an immigrant who came here seeking freedom, it makes you appreciate.

You have to be willing to have the decision-making follow the data.

I don't know that I'm in a position to give campaign advice to Donald Trump, given that he just whipped me in a primary.

I think Hillary Clinton's nomination and I think Donald Trump's nomination, I think the media played decisive roles in both of them.

Any Republican, especially any conservative, expects the media to be hostile. That's just the reality of being a Republican. You've got to be prepared to deal with that.

It's really remarkable to see two candidates,[Donald] Trump and [Marco] Rubio, making things up and putting things out for which there is no evidence and no basis.

The great thing about America is you can live according to your faith. If you're faith says don't use birth control then you don't use it.

I have been around conservatives my entire life. I have never met a single human being, in any place, who wanted to ban contraceptives.

The whole world's on fire.

The Democrats right now are living in an alternative universe.

We need a consistent conservative, someone who has stood for free market principles, who has stood for the Constitution and, critically, who stood for the working men and women of this country.

If I'm elected president, let me tell you about my first day in office. The first thing I intend to do is to rescind every illegal and unconstitutional executive action taken by Barack Obama.

The people who pay the biggest price are those who are struggling.

Ronald Reagan and Ron Paul had a message that was clear, it was principled, and it inspired. It was a vision for a future.

I think President's candidates need shock collars or something.

Barack Obama has said he doesn't believe in American leadership or America winning - he is wrong. America can win again and we will win again.

The single biggest surprise about arriving to the Senate is the defeatist attitude here.

It's tragic from how far we've come from 'Hope and Change'.

I'm not cool enough to hang out with any rock stars. Jay-Z doesn't come over to my house. I don't hang out with Ted Nugent.

The strength of our economy allows us to maintain the mightiest military in the world, effectively enforcing a Pax Americana.

It is amazing that the wisdom of the chattering class to the Republicans is always, always, always 'Surrender your principles and agree with the Democrats.' That's been true for my entire lifetime.

The American president has a peculiar leadership responsibility to speak out for freedom.

I think the Hispanic community, the values that resonate in our community, are fundamentally conservative. They are faith, family, patriotism.

We need leaders who will stand unapologetically in defense of marriage.

There is a liberal fascism that is dedicated to going after believing Christians who follow the biblical teaching on marriage.

The State Marriage Defense Act helps safeguard the ability of states to preserve traditional marriage for their citizens.

In both law and politics, I think the essential battle is the meta-battle of framing the narrative.

Power in politics, sovereignty in America is with we the people, and that is the path to turning this country around: empowering the people.

It used to be, it is accepted scientific wisdom the Earth is flat, and this heretic named Galileo was branded a denier.

We need to remain a nation that doesn't just welcome but that celebrates legal immigrants who come here seeking to pursue the American Dream.

As a legal matter, my mother is an American citizen by birth.

There is no more an enthusiastic advocate of legal immigration in the U.S. Senate than I am, and that is a message that resonates powerfully in the Hispanic community.

My dad grew up with an avocado tree in his backyard. My entire family, my wife and daughters, they love avocado. I may well be allergic. It makes me physically sick.