Herman Cain Quotes

People sometimes hold themselves back because they want to use racism as an excuse for them not being able to achieve what they want to achieve.

The objective of the liberals is to destroy this country.

Most of the people who are in elective office in Washington, D.C., they have held public office before. How's that working for you?

I didn't go to political correctness school.

If ObamaCare had been fully implemented when I caught cancer, I'd be dead.

A gold standard is to the moochers and looters in government what sunlight and garlic are to vampires.

I would have to have people totally committed to the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of this United States. And many of the Muslims, they are not totally dedicated to this country. They are not dedicated to our Constitution. Many of them are trying to force Sharia law on the people of this country.

Don't blame Wall Street, don't blame the big banks. If you don't have a job and you are not rich, blame yourself!

One right decision doth not a great president make.

I believe these words came from the Pokemon movie. 'Life can be a challenge. Life can seem impossible. It's never easy when there's so much on the line. But you and I can make a difference. There's a mission just for you and me.'

The possibility of success was motivating me more than the fear of failure.

I am an American. Black. Conservative. I don't use African-American, because I'm American, I'm black and I'm conservative. I don't like people trying to label me. African- American is socially acceptable for some people, but I am not some people.

In the vernacular of my grandfather, 'I does not care.'

The way to connect with voters on the plan is to simply give the facts. Fifty per cent of taxpayers pay 97 per cent of the taxes. By most people's standards, that's already fair. The President is playing the class warfare card because he knows that a lot of people may never hear that particular fact. But it's a fact.

I've never sexually harassed anyone, and yes, I was falsely accused while I was at the National Restaurant Association.

You don't throw your friends under the bus.

We need a leader, not a reader.

Just look inside and you will find just what you can do.

People who oppose Obama are said to be racists - so I guess I'm a racist.

I'm very particular about the pizza that I eat. Godfather's is still a premium-quality product, and I cannot always find that. It's got to be as good as Godfather's or I won't eat it.

In order to fix Social Security, we must restructure it so that we continue to provide for our Nation's seniors that are approaching retirement age, but allow for younger taxpayers to invest a portion of their Social Security taxes in private accounts.

When they ask me who's the president of Ubeki-beki-beki-beki-stan-stan I'm going to say, you know, I don't know. Do you know? And then I'm going to say how's that going to create one job?

The thing that differs me from a lot of other people running for the President of the United States is that I focus on the problem first. Then I focus on what the solution is.

It's not Planned Parenthood. No, it's planned genocide.

We need to lower tax rates for everybody, starting with the top corporate tax rate. We need to simplify the tax code. The ultimate answer, in my opinion, is the fair tax, which is a fair tax for everybody, because as long as we still have this messed-up tax code, the politicians are going to use it to reward winners and losers.

It's not about me, it's about the grandkids. That's what a lot of people don't understand about what Herman is up to.

I can connect with peoples' pain because I was 'po' before I was 'poor'.

We need responsible regulations, not regulations that have gone wild. For example, the EPA has a rule that is going to be implemented Jan. 1, 2012, where they're going to begin to regulate dust. That's right, dust. It's called PM 2.5. That is focusing on the wrong thing.

The American dream is under attack because our government has been hijacked by the Liberals in Washington DC.

I could eat black walnut all the time, it's not a flavor of the week!

They say African Americans. I say black people. I've only been to Africa once. I've been in America all my life!

If 10% is good enough for God, 9% ought to be good enough for the federal government.

I do not believe abortion should be legal.

How do you beat Obama? Beat him with a Cain!

Whether you were talking about Pillsbury, Burger King, Godfather's, the National Restaurant Association, in each one of those situations, I had a daunting problem that I had to solve. And I used the same business principles to approach the problem and, more importantly, solve the problem in every one of the situations.

Spending time at the Federal Reserve was a good learning opportunity for me. It helped me to understand economic philosophies and polices that I had not previously known about.

Okay Libya ... got all this stuff twirling around in my head

Chris Christie has been saying for a long time he's not interested in running. The media is trying to create a story by sucking Chris Christie into race, just like they made a story by sucking Rick Perry into the race.

I am suspending my presidential campaign, because of the continued distractions, the continued hurt caused on me and my family, not because we are not fighters. Not because I'm not a fighter.

I'm ready for the 'gotcha' questions and they're already starting to come ...

Just call me Mr. Cain. And in 2013, they can call me Mr. President.

Polls are inaccurate in my opinion, based upon anecdotal evidence, based upon people that I know.

I ran for president in order to be able to try to change Washington D.C. from the inside. Our federal government is broken.

I don't have more money. I won't have more money than any of the candidates, even the Republican candidates. We know that already. But we are building this campaign team like I would build a business. And that is, we are building it so far with no debt.

How do you say 'delicious' in Cuban?

I'm not supposed to know anything about foreign policy. Just thought I'd throw that out.

I just want people who are qualified, I want them to believe in the Constitution of the United States of America. So yep, I don't have a problem with appointing an openly gay person. Because they're not going to try to put sharia law in our laws.

The real problem is clean up the bureaucracy that people have to deal with to become a citizen the right way. And we must truly secure the border. We can't leave it porous.

The past several months I have been able to meet with people across this country. One thing is clear: America craves for real solutions to the problems we face. That's why I'm running for President of the United States.

America has got to learn to take a joke.

Nobody motivates today's workers. If it doesn't come from within, it doesn't come. Fun helps remove the barriers that allow people to motivate themselves.

I was Chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. As you know, there are twelve banks and they have their citizens board, and I got elected to the Fed Chairmanship for the Federal Reserve Kansas City Bank back in the mid-'90s. It might have been 1995-'96.

This economy is on life support.

I think that taxes would be fair if we first get rid of the tax code. This is the ultimate solution, not to just say we're going to trim around the edges, not to say that we will try to simplify a little of this and a little of that. The problem is, replace the tax code, so we can establish tax fairness for everybody.

The lesson that I'm learning is that I've got to be careful of being pigeonholed because people can take a piece of tape and edit out the first half and only pull out one snippet that could start a firestorm.

Americans need accurate information in order to consider Social Security reform. Too bad the media can't be counted upon to provide it

My great great grandparents were slaves. And now I'm running for president of the United States. Is this a great country or what?!

I didn't know I was a conservative when it didn't matter to me growing up.

And I'm here to tell you, the reaction that I'm getting around the country, people are sick and tired of this word in Washington, compromise. This is why nothing ever gets done.

Michele Bachmann ... I'm not going to say it. I'm not going to say it ... Tutti-frutti. I know I'm going to get in trouble!

The endorsement process is an evolution. What you try to do is you endorse someone that you believe in and their ideas and their solutions align with yours.

I think 'Hail to the Chief' needs a little bit fresher sound. I might put some gospel beats in 'Hail to the Chief.'

If you touch the hearts of people you can get people's minds to change, but you have to show them the beauty of not aborting a life.

The more toppings a man has on his pizza, I believe the more manly he is. A manly man don't want it piled high with vegetables! He would call that a sissy pizza.

Remember this presidential candidate can count.

To all those people who say that the Tea Party is a racist organization, eat your words.

It was a joke to the extent in the context of the views that speech.

The American people, Neil, are sick and tired of excuses. They are sick and tired of the blame game. And they're sick and tired of the deception coming from this president and this administration. This is why I believe that I am doing so well in the polls.

Let me tell you what the Cain Doctrine would be, as it relates to Israel if I were president. You mess with Israel, you are messing with the United States of America!

Uncertainty is killing this economy.

I started at Pillsbury as a manager in one of their analysis functions, then worked my way up the corporate ladder to become vice president. Moving to Burger King was an important moment in my career.

There's no hidden secrets going on in the Federal Reserve

They call me racist too just because I disagree with a president who happens to be black. You are not racists - you are patriots.