I think I've learned over time about this issue and done a lot more work on it, back in 2010, I was in my first couple months as governor. I've now learned some of the ramifications for all these things. Chris Christie More Quotes by Chris Christie More Quotes From Chris Christie Social Security is meant to be - to make sure that no one who's worked hard, and played by the rules, and paid into the system grows old in poverty in America. Chris Christie povertysocialamerica Let me be clear: America and the world are measurably less safe and less respected because of the Iran deal Hillary Clinton helped cut. Chris Christie irancuttingamerica I was appointed U.S. attorney by President [George] Bush on September 10th, 2001, and the world changed enormously the next day, and that happened in my state.I will make no apologies, ever, for protecting the lives and the safety of the American people. We have to give more tools to our folks to be able to do that, not fewer, and then trust those people and oversee them to do it the right way. Chris Christie next-dayapologypeople We didn't disqualify Hillary Clinton to be President of the United States the facts of her life and career disqualify her. Chris Christie united-statescareerspresident In the eight years before I became governor, there was zero net private sector job growth in New Jersey. Zero. For eight years. Chris Christie eightzerojobs People have the absolute right to preach and to think and to say whatever they believe, and at the same time those beliefs can't be used as the basis for denying other people their equal rights and their equal freedom. Chris Christie rightsbelievethinking I'm quite sure that no court is telling anybody that they cannot say whatever they want to say. Chris Christie courtwant If the Chinese commit cyberwarfare against us, they are going to see cyberwarfare like they have never seen before. Chris Christie commitchineseifs To me, what I've always said is that the president [Barack Obama] has set up an awful situation through his deal with Iran, because what his deal with Iran has done is empower them and enrich them. And that's the way ISIS has been created and formed here. ISIS is created and formed because of the abuse that [Bashar] Assad and his Iranian sponsors have rained down on the Sunnis in Syria. Chris Christie isisempoweringiran People have an absolute right to believe what they want to believe and to say what they want to say, and churches have an absolute protection to preach and do and not do whatever they choose to do within their houses of worship. But nondiscrimination laws apply to the commercial marketplace and they do protect all of us. Chris Christie lawbelievepeople I support Planned Parenthood privately with my personal contribution, and that should be the goal of any such agency, to find private donations. Chris Christie agencysupportgoal I think people hear the question they want to hear. Chris Christie wantpeoplethinking It is our obligation to stop Hillary Clinton now and never let her get within 10 miles of the White House again. Chris Christie clintonwhitehouse It's perfectly legal in this country to change your mind. But when you're a governor, you have to admit it. You can't hide behind parliamentary tricks. That's the difference, and that's the kind of leader we need in the White House. Stop the Washington bull and let's get things done. Chris Christie differenceswhitecountry When you're pro-life, you need to be pro-life for the whole life. Chris Christie whole-lifepro-lifeneeds There are times when people that you put in those positions make mistakes, they disappoint you, you lose their - you lose your confidence in them, or they lie to you. And when you find that out, the test of leadership is what do you do? Chris Christie mistakelyingpeople When you're exonerated, then the people who wrongly accused you should have the guts to stand up and say, "I'm sorry." Chris Christie should-havesorrypeople I believe that American engagement, through our embassy, our businesses, and most of all through our people, is the best way to advance our interests and support for democracy and human rights. Chris Christie rightsbelievepeople I think what the American people want more than anything else is a strong and decisive leader. Chris Christie strongpeoplethinking When people run a business and open their door to the public, they must serve the public. That doesn't mean they can't say whatever they want to say. It doesn't mean they can't believe whatever they want to believe. Those are protected also. But businesses must serve the public. And that's a principle that we fought for in this country over many, many decades, when some were invoking religious freedom as an excuse to deny people on the basis of their race, on the basis of their religion, on the basis of sex and on the basis now of sexual orientation. Let's not confuse one thing with the other. Chris Christie religiousrunningcountry
