We're special because dreams that are impossible anywhere else, come true here. That's not just my story. That's your story. That's our story. Marco Rubio More Quotes by Marco Rubio More Quotes From Marco Rubio I'm not going to change who I am. I'm not going to change why I'm running... I'm running for president [in 2016], and I'm running because we can't afford another four years like the last eight years. Marco Rubio eightrunningyears [Cuba's goverment] is an anti-American government. Marco Rubio cubaamerican-governmentgovernment Moammar Gadhafi and the revolt against Gadhafi was not started by the United States. It was started by the Libyan people. And the reason why I argued we needed to get involved is because he was going to go one way or the other. And my argument then was proven true, and that is, the longer that civil war took, the more militias would be formed and the more unstable the country would be after the fact. Marco Rubio warcountrypeople Welders make more money than philosophers. We need more welders and less philosophers. Marco Rubio more-moneyphilosopherneeds I would say to you that Americans of Hispanic descent want desperately to give their children the chances they never had. Marco Rubio wantgivingchildren I believe that the Cuban Adjustment Act must be re-examined. Marco Rubio cubani-believebelieve To help people emerge from the poverty, you have to understand, what are the structural causes of it? And the structural causes are partially cultural. Marco Rubio povertycausespeople 70% of children born into poverty will never make it to the middle class. The uncomfortable truth is that there are now a number of other countries with as much or more opportunity than ours. In fact, more people in Canada go on to surpass the income of their parents than in the United States. Marco Rubio opportunitycountrychildren If we capture any of these ISIS killers alive, they are going to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and we're going to find out everything they know, because when I'm president, unlike Barack Obama, we will keep this country safe. Marco Rubio isispresidentcountry The American dream is not about how much money you make or how many buildings have your name on it. Marco Rubio american-dreambuildingdream When you're the commander in chief, you're the commander in chief on day one. You don't get like a six-month grace period. The world doesn't just stop and say, well, let's wait until the president catches up before we start challenging America. Marco Rubio gracewaitingamerica I owe a debt to America that I will never be able to repay. Marco Rubio debtableamerica For more than two generations, my family had never achieved their ambitions. Their talents were unappreciated and unused. They deserved better. They hadn't done anything wrong; they just had some bad breaks. Why was I succeeding? Why was I living my dreams? I wasn't more deserving than they were. I wasn't smarter or a better person. What was the difference between us that allowed me to attain so much in a short time? America. America was the difference. I had been born a citizen of the greatest nation in all of human history. Marco Rubio ambitiondreamamerica I'm simply asking that people who arrive from Cuba receive the same treatment as any other immigrant who comes from another country. The only difference, obviously, is that the Cuban Adjustment Act will remain in effect, that a Cuban who arrives today from Cuba may remain in the U.S. Marco Rubio differencescountrypeople I think we need to simplify our tax code, but not as a way of generating revenue, as a way of making our tax code more growth- friendly. Marco Rubio growthfriendlythinking I believe God has blessed our country. This country has been extraordinarily blessed. Marco Rubio blessedbelievecountry You cannot do anything without God.It's a profound and elemental truth. Not, you cannot do most things without God. You will not be able to do anything that you want, truly, in fulfillment, without God. Marco Rubio ablewantprofound If Donald Trump builds the wall the way he builds Trump Towers, he'll be using illegal immigrant labor to do it. Marco Rubio walltowersway The government doesn't run the economy. The economy is run by the private sector. The job of the president is to ensure we [the state] have policies that allow the private sector to grow and prosper. Marco Rubio governmentrunningjobs Religious freedom is often referred to as America's first freedom. Our country was founded by religious exiles and built on the belief that God has given all people certain inalienable rights. Government's role in society is to protect these rights and ensure that we are safe from religious persecution and discrimination. Marco Rubio religiousrightscountry