My focus is not on any one particular election or any one particular candidate. My focus is on the issues and policy that will make a difference expanding opportunity. Ted Cruz More Quotes by Ted Cruz More Quotes From Ted Cruz We need leaders who will stand unapologetically in defense of marriage and life. Ted Cruz leader life needs I recognize that folks in the press love to see Republican-on-Republican violence, and so you want me to say something bad about Donald Trump, or bad about John McCain or bad about anyone else, i'm not going to do it. Ted Cruz violence want love Were it not for the transformative love of Jesus Christ, I would have been raised by a single mom without my father in the household, this is our fight, and that is why I'm running for president. Ted Cruz mom running love I promise you, Donald [Trump], there's nothing about you that makes anyone nervous. Ted Cruz i-promise nervous promise Look, I think Hispanic community - the values that resonate in our community are fundamentally conservative. They are faith, family and patriotism. Ted Cruz patriotism community thinking If standing for liberty and the Constitution makes you a Wacko Bird, then count me a proud Wacko Bird. Ted Cruz liberty proud bird I believe we should follow the text of every law, even (a) law I disagree with, it's one of the real differences -- if you look at President Obama and the lawlessness, if he disagrees with a law he simply refuses to follow it or claims the authority to unilaterally change. Ted Cruz real change believe How do we get America back to work? President Obama thinks the answer is more and more government. Government is not the answer. You are not doing anyone a favor by creating dependency, destroying individual responsibility. Ted Cruz government responsibility thinking There is no doubt that if Donald [Trump] steamrolls through Super Tuesday, wins everywhere with big margins, that he may well be unstoppable. I don't think that will happen. Ted Cruz winning tuesday thinking President Reagan stood for conservative principles in a way that brought people together. Ted Cruz president together people I am perfectly happy to compromise whether it's with Democrats or anybody else, as long as we're reducing the size of government. Ted Cruz size government long Voters are hungry for principled, conservative fighters - because the threat to our liberties from Washington never has been greater. Ted Cruz voters conservative liberty Enough of these little kitty cats we keep sending to Washington. David Dewhurst will compromise every day in the U.S. Senate... It's what he's done every day in state government. Ted Cruz cat government littles I don't think it's government's job to find health care for people. I think it's the individual's job to find health care. Ted Cruz government jobs thinking I don’t think I’m all that conservative. Ted Cruz conservative thinking Twenty years from now if there is some obscure trivial pursuits question, I am confident I will be the answer. Ted Cruz twenties answers years About 65 percent of Republicans believe that Donald Trump is not the best candidate to go head to head with Hillary Clinton. Ted Cruz republican clinton believe The authorizing committees are free to set their agency budgets, and that includes NASA. Ted Cruz nasa committees agency Under President (George W.) Bush, prosecution of gun crimes was 30 percent higher than it is under President Obama. Ted Cruz crime gun president What I think is at stake in 2012, is whether the five or six strong conservatives elected to the Senate in 2010 become 10 or 12. And if that happens, it will fundamentally shift the character of the Senate. It will shift the balance. Ted Cruz strong character thinking