It's totally unpredictable. Anybody that says he can shoot somebody and still get elected, that's beyond any framework of politics that I've ever seen. Ted Cruz More Quotes by Ted Cruz More Quotes From Ted Cruz Free enterprise system was born the second year the pilgrims were here. And of course, it has made America the most prosperous country in the world. Ted Cruz countryamericayears Everyone seems to have internalized the fact that you can say anything you want at a televised debate, and only a tiny fraction of the audience will ever see a fact-check. So why not claim the moon is square? Ted Cruz squaresmoonsay-anything Political correctness is bad. Ted Cruz political-correctnesscorrectnesspolitical There are more words in the IRS code than there are in the Bible. And not a one of them is as good. Ted Cruz irscode I looked at the pilgrims coming to America. In their first year, they decided to try a communist experiment. And the first year of the pilgrims, they established this socialistic concept: 'Well, we have all this land before us - let us all work it together.' Oh, how wonderful it sounded. 'Let us all work it together, and we will share in the produce of the land.' They almost starved to death! Almost half of them died, that very first year. Ted Cruz landamericayears But you know what? There's far more pain involved in rolling over, far more pain in hiding. Ted Cruz hiding-in-the-shadowspainintegrity It took Jimmy Carter to give us Ronald Reagan. Ted Cruz jimmycartergiving I am glad to welcome my friend Rand Paul into the 2016 GOP primary. Rand is a good friend, and we have worked side by side on many issues. I respect his talent, his passion, and the work he has done for Kentuckians and Americans in the U.S. Senate. His entry into the race will no doubt raise the bar of competition, help make us all stronger, and ultimately ensure that the GOP nominee is equipped to beat Hillary Clinton and to take back the White House for Republicans in 2016. Ted Cruz good-friendpassionrace Washington D.C. politics is like Hollywood for ugly people. Ted Cruz uglyhollywoodpeople I appreciate the good work that senators in both parties have put into trying to fix our broken immigration system. There are some good elements in this proposal, especially increasing the resources and manpower to secure our border and also improving and streamlining legal immigration. However, I have deep concerns with the proposed path to citizenship. To allow those who came here illegally to be placed on such a path is both inconsistent with rule of law and profoundly unfair to the millions of legal immigrants who waited years, if not decades, to come to America legally. Ted Cruz partylawyears We are witnessing a great awakening. Millions of Texans, millions of Americans are rising up to reclaim our country, to defend liberty and to restore the Constitution. Ted Cruz rising-uplibertycountry In the 13 months I've been in the Senate, it has become apparent to me the single thing that Republican politicians hate and fear the most, and that is when they're forced to tell the truth. It makes their heads explode. Ted Cruz republicanhatemonths The Constitution is brilliant for accountability; for posing factions against each other, to fight amongst themselves in government, which protects our liberty. But also in ensuring that decision-making is made by those who the people can hold accountable. Ted Cruz governmentfightingpeople In Texas, we cook bacon a little differently than most folks...MACHINE-GUN BACON. Ted Cruz machinestexasgun The very first day that President [Barack] Obama was inaugurated, his first act as a president was to rescind that ban on third-trimester abortions. And he's even carried it further. Now, even if the baby is born alive, they have the right to kill that baby. It is an abomination. Ted Cruz abortionpresidentbaby I've spent the past month in Washington D.C. and it is terrific to be back in America. Ted Cruz monthsamericapast I believe the American people are looking for someone to speak the truth. Ted Cruz speakbelievepeople This man [Barack Obama] does not have the interests of our country. That's not his agenda. His agenda is to bring us down to a third-world country. Ted Cruz doemencountry And that was always our plan. Do well in the first three states, and then compete and have a very strong night on Super Tuesday. I think we're ideally positioned to do exactly that. Ted Cruz strongnightthinking Remember the lessons of history - if we don't learn from history, we're bound to repeat it. Ted Cruz repeatslessonsremember
