Jack Kemp quotes - page 2

The Democratic Party is the party of the status quo. (Jack Kemp)
I've been a kind of a wildcatter. I've been able to say anything I wanted. View quote
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I never met a poor person who wanted to soak the rich; they want to get rich. View quote
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The zeitgeist is for cutting spending and balancing the budget. But I do not want the Republican Party to be perceived as putting the budget ahead of people, jobs and education. View quote
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Our goals for this nation must be nothing less than to double the size of our economy and bring prosperity and jobs, ownership and equality of opportunity to all Americans, especially those living in our nation's pockets of poverty. View quote
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I learned about the market's power when I was traded to the Buffalo Bills for $100. View quote
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There are no limits to our future if we don't put limits on our people. View quote
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People want opportunity so they can earn security. View quote
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The only thing I can do is tell the truth as I see it and let the chips fall where they may. View quote
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I don't use labels a lot. View quote
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My wife had a miscarriage. We have rarely talked about it. It did make me more aware of the sanctity of human life, how precious every child is. (Jack Kemp)
The Soviet Union represents a threat in terms of might. It is a joke in terms of its economy and what it has to offer the Third World - a laughingstock to countries that are looking for an economic-development model. View quote
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Of course, every job I ever had I thought I was born for. View quote
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Quarterbacks are always ready. View quote
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There really has not been a strong Republican message to either the poor or the African American community at large. View quote
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I can't understand why the Democratic parties seem so hostile to economic growth and business. View quote
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The real problem is deflation. That is the opposite of inflation but equally serious to the borrower. View quote
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The problem is that the economy isn't growing fast enough to accommodate the level of spending produced through the democratic process. View quote
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I can't help but care about the rights of the people I used to shower with. View quote
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Pro football gave me a good sense of perspective to enter politics: I'd already been booed, cheered, cut, sold, traded and hung in effigy. View quote
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There are a lot of grotesqueries in politics, not the least of which is the fund-raising side. (Jack Kemp)
I think the American people want to see the interactivity between candidates and audiences, and tough questions posed by people and how you handle them under fire. View quote
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There ought to be a thoughtful welfare-reform debate that doesn't turn into something that could be called scapegoating. View quote
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Ladies and gentlemen, communism didn't fall. It was pushed. View quote
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Republicans many times can't get the words 'equality of opportunity' out of their mouths. Their lips do not form that way. View quote
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