And now in three months' time we tried to go to a governing party where we actually had to get 216 people to agree with each other on how we do things, and we weren't just quite there today. Paul Ryan More Quotes by Paul Ryan More Quotes From Paul Ryan Big-government economics breeds crony capitalism. It's corrupt, anything but neutral, and a barrier to broad participation in prosperity. Paul Ryan economicsprosperitygovernment Every successful individual knows that his or her achievement depends on a community of persons working together. Paul Ryan achievementcommunitysuccessful We will not spend four years blaming others, we will take responsibility. Paul Ryan fourresponsibilityyears If we keep kicking the can down the road, if we follow the president's lead or if we pass the Senate budget, then we will have a debt crisis. Then everybody gets hurt. You know who gets hurt first and the worst in a debt crisis? The poor, the elderly. That's what we're trying to prevent from happening. Paul Ryan poorhurttrying Everyone who feels stuck in the Obama economy is right to focus on the here and now. And I hope you understand this too, if you're feeling left out or passed by: You have not failed, your leaders have failed you. Paul Ryan focusleaderfeelings Only by taking responsibility for oneself, to the greatest extent possible, can one ever be free, and only a free person can make responsible choices - between right and wrong, saving and spending, giving or taking. Paul Ryan choicesresponsibilitygiving Exploiting people's emotions of fear, envy and anxiety is not hope, it's not change, it's partisanship. We don't need partisanship. We don't need demagoguery, we need solutions. Paul Ryan envyanxietypeople I think the identity politics that have been played, particularly the class-warfare version of identity politics that has been played, has put America into a class-based society - more so than at any point in my lifetime. Paul Ryan identity-politicsamericathinking And to this day, my Mom is my role model. Paul Ryan role-modelsmommother What matters to me is that I do what I think is right and I see, I'm a numbers guy, that's my attitude. I know we have a debt tsunami coming, we are bankrupting this country and I'm in a position where I can actually advance ideas to prevent that from happening. That's exactly what I should be doing. Paul Ryan attitudecountrythinking Hey, I'm a Catholic deer hunter, I am happy to be clinging to my guns and my religion. Paul Ryan hunterscatholicgun Democracy is a series of choices. Paul Ryan seriesdemocracychoices We need to stop spending money we don't have. Paul Ryan spending-moneyspendingneeds The tax code is 10 times the size of the Bible with none of the good news. Paul Ryan sizetaxesnews Now it's a war on women; tomorrow it's going to be a war on left-handed Irishmen or something like that. Paul Ryan irishmentomorrowwar Our number one responsibility is to protect the homeland. Paul Ryan protectresponsibilitynumbers I think Ayn Rand did the best job of anybody to build a moral case of capitalism, and that morality of capitalism is under assault. Paul Ryan best-jobjobsthinking So here's the question: Without a change in leadership, why would the next four years be any different from the last four years? Paul Ryan differentleadershipyears I grew up reading Ayn Rand and it taught me quite a bit about who I am and what my value systems are, and what my beliefs are. Paul Ryan taughtwho-i-amreading President Trump is right to make sure we are doing everything possible to know exactly who is entering America. Paul Ryan enteringpresidentamerica
