When she got off that ferry, she was walking down the street and she was wrapped in a blanket and soaking wet -- anybody who had been in lower Manhattan, they were hosed off by firehoses. They were covered with dust, that's' the first sight of my wife after having left her that morning. I just grabbed her, hugged her, got her in the car and got her home.

Chris Christie

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We're going to look back on this and he should be in hearings in front of Congress if the country is attacked.

You all are going to be the ones who are going to decide who are the people who are really serious contenders for the White House, and you're then going to send that group of us off to the rest of the country, i'm going to work hard to get your support.

All of them are suffering at home in the polls because people are saying, 'Oh you're not here as much,' folks have to get used to this new role that I'm playing and when they do, and they see that things still operate well in the state, they'll be fine.

I'm not happy that it was six days before the presidential election, but I'm much less happy, much less happy that that storm hit my state and I saw the destruction it had done to my people, i will never apologize for what I did in the aftermath of Sandy, but the people of my state understand.

You're going to shake your head sometimes and say, 'I cannot believe he just said that.' But here's one thing you'll never be able to say: 'I don't know what he thinks. I don't know what he feels,'.

Most times when people leave these things, I've changed minds and it's just a matter of me working hard enough to make sure I change enough minds.

Its part of my record now whether I like it or not so I'd rather... by Chris Christie

Its part of my record now whether I like it or not so I'd rather answer.

It's an absolute controlled anger. A controlled anger. by Chris Christie

It's an absolute controlled anger. A controlled anger.

John McCain was far more irascible and tactless in his campaign style than Christie has been and he was not known as a bully, maybe it's just because of Chris Christie's size -- he looks like a guy who could just squash you!

I'm going to tell you what I think and if you like it, great. If you don't, my goodness you have 13 other candidates to pick from.

You can absolutely lay your opponent out without saying a bad wor... by Chris Christie

You can absolutely lay your opponent out without saying a bad word.

I think it's a hallmark of his leadership, i think so many times our politicians, they don't tell the truth. I think America is looking for someone to tell the truth.

Well, listen, you know, we've got to put together a coalition of the willing, which has been used before ... and used successfully in that region.

It depends upon the circumstances. That is what eminent domain is all about, that's why we have the ability for people to go to court and work through that, i can't give a generalized answer on that. A generalized answer is just sophomoric and I won't give one.

If you want to renegotiate your mortgage, you can. If you want to renegotiate your car, you can. But for some reason you don't get to renegotiate your loan. They should let them do that.

Let's let them pay for what they want to pay for. by Chris Christie

Let's let them pay for what they want to pay for.

The fact is that people know I know how to bring folks together and how to fight when I need to, and I think sometimes with folks who are in red states, they don't have as much experience with that.

I'm no wallflower, i'll let folks know what I'm going to be. by Chris Christie

I'm no wallflower, i'll let folks know what I'm going to be.

One of the things that makes me different is I think I'm combat-r... by Chris Christie

One of the things that makes me different is I think I'm combat-ready for Washington.

The President only has the resolve to stand up to our friends and not to stand up to evil, as long as Iran believes that Israel doesn't have the right to exist and that America should die as well, they are not a part of the civilized world.