New Jersey was threatened like no other region in this country and what we did was we took action within the constitution to make sure that law enforcement had all the information they needed. Chris Christie More Quotes by Chris Christie More Quotes From Chris Christie There is only one group to blame for the continued suffering of these innocent victims: the House majority and their Speaker John Boehner. Chris Christie majority suffering house Listen, Mr. President, there's a no-fly zone in Syria. You fly in, it applies to you. And, yes, we would shoot down the planes of Russian pilots if, in fact, they were stupid enough to think that this president was the same feckless weakling that the president we have in the oval office is right now. Chris Christie office stupid thinking America under Barack Obama has become a defensive, reactive and weaker country both at home and abroad. Chris Christie home country america Rudy [Giuliani] can talk about whatever he wants to talk about. He's my friend, I like him a lot and respect him, but I don't talk about the advice I give to Donald Trump. Chris Christie want advice giving You know, I think what the American people want more than anything else right now is someone who's just going to look them in the eye and tell them the truth, even some truths that they don't like. And - but they have to believe the person's speaking from their heart and are authentic. Chris Christie eye heart believe You know, something may be going down tonight, but it ain’t going to be jobs, sweetheart! Chris Christie tonight may jobs The greatness of America is in the American people. And what we need to do is get the government the hell out of the way and let the American people win once again. Chris Christie greatness winning america What we need to do, is restore those tools that have been taken away by the president [Barack Obama] and others, restore those tools to the NSA and to our entire surveillance and law enforcement community. Chris Christie nsa taken law They believe in teachers unions. We believe in teachers. Chris Christie unions teacher believe Everybody in America has to be part of a shared sacrifice to create opportunity for greatness again for our people and our country. Chris Christie sacrifice opportunity country If we make the tough decisions now, we will be one year ahead of 80 percent of the states in the race to economic growth. If we fail to act, we will fall even further behind... by going first, we can become first. Chris Christie race years fall We have people across this country who are scared to death. Because I could tell you this, as a former federal prosecutor, if a center for the developmentally disabled in San Bernardino, California, is now a target for terrorists, that means everywhere in America is a target for these terrorists. Chris Christie mean country america The rule for effective governance is simple. It is one Ronald Reagan knew by heart. And one that he successfully employed with Social Security and the Cold War. When there is a problem, you fix it. That is the job you have been sent to do and you cannot wait for someone else to do it for you. Chris Christie heart jobs war The job of a leader, the job of a governor, the job of a president is to get the people in the room and to bang enough heads together and rub enough arms and cajole enough to have them put the country's and the state's greater interests ahead of their own personal interests. Chris Christie jobs country america We talk about our military being degraded over time, and yet we've had folks who've been a part of Congress who have participated in sequester; who participated in the degrading of this military over time. Chris Christie folks congress military I'm a former federal prosecutor, I've fought terrorists and won and when we get back in the White House we will fight terrorists and win again and America will be safe. Chris Christie fighting white winning I am who I am, but I am not a bully. Chris Christie i-am-who-i-am bully who-i-am Given my last position, that I was the first U.S attorney post 9/11 in New Jersey, I understand acutely the pain and sorrow and upset of the family members who lost loved ones that day at the hands of radical Muslim extremists. And their sensitivities and concerns have to be taken into account. Chris Christie pain taken hands You see, Mr. President - real leaders don't follow polls. Real leaders change polls. Chris Christie leader real president What is Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton done to this country? That the most basic responsibility of an administration is to protect the safety and security of the American people. Chris Christie responsibility country people
