John Boehner Quotes

Well, any good comeback needs some true believers.

One more time? We've done this. We've done this at least four times where there's a new government program to help homeowners who have trouble with their mortgages. None of these programs have worked. I don't know why anyone would think that this next idea is going to work. All it does is delay the clearing of the market. As soon as the market clears and we understand where the prices really are - [that] will be the most important thing we can do in order to improve home values around the country.

The United States and Israel have a unique relationship based on our mutual commitment to democracy, freedom, and peace. Therefore, just as our commitment to these principles must be steadfast, so must our support for Israel.

Well, as a former small businessperson - I understand what's going on, I think in the business community. And businesspeople around the country are looking at all the spending and all the debt. They're looking at all the policies coming out of this Congress and this administration the last two years, and they - it's created all this uncertainty.

The world is starving for American leadership. But America has an anti-war president,

The value of the majority lies not in the opportunity to wield great power, but in the chance to use power to do great things.

But make no mistake, the President will find in our new majority the voice of the American people as they've expressed it tonight: standing on principle, checking Washington's power and leading the drive for a smaller, less costly, and more accountable government.

I think that the Detroit auto industry is important to the United States. It's important for hundreds of thousands of Americans who have their jobs as a result.

Clearly while the president is overseas, he's at a conference and while the president is overseas I think it's appropriate that people not be critical of him or our country.

The American people are screaming at the top of their lungs to Washington, 'Stop! Stop the spending, stop the job-killing policies.' And yet, Democrats in Washington refuse to listen to the American people.

They pushed us into the fight to defund Obamacare and shut down the government. And the day before the government reopened, one of these groups said, 'Well, we never thought it would work.' Are you kidding me?!

Jeb Bush is my friend. I think he'd make a great president. I've nudged him for some time.

And that is why marriage and family law has emphasized the importance of marriage as the foundation of family, addressing the needs of children in the most positive way.

I grew up in a big family. You have to learn to get along with each other ... get things done as a family.

I've got 11 brothers and sisters.

The American people think the government in Washington is too big. That it spends too much. And - and that it's totally out of control. They want something done about it.

While 45 of the 50 States have either a State constitutional amendment or a statute that preserves the current definition of marriage, left-wing activist judges and officials at the local levels have struck down State laws protecting marriage.

It's pretty clear that over the last three months the economy has paused. And it's also pretty clear the American people are still demanding and asking the question, 'Where are the jobs?' And the reason we don't have new jobs is because of the job-killing agenda pursued by President Obama and his allies in the Congress.

House and Senate Republicans are now united in adopting earmark bans. We hope President Obama will follow through on his support for an earmark ban by pressing Democratic leaders to join House and Senate Republicans in taking this critical step to restore public trust.

How can we tax people for not buying a product from a website that doesn't work?

Stem cell research must be carried out in an ethical manner in a way that respects the sanctity of human life.

We spend more money on antacids than we do on politics.

I'm what you'd call a regular guy with a big job.

We believe the super stock option will become a reality before the end of 2000, ... It's a good idea whose time has come.

Trust me. I'm going to make sure this healthcare bill is never, ever, ever implemented.

You can't be somebody that you're not, because all of you shows up.

When you raise the price of employment, guess what happens? You get less of it. Why do we want to make it harder for small employers to hire people?

We can continue to make significant strides in the scientific community by exploring new stem cell research methods that do not include destroying human embryos.

I always believe when your political opponents are committing suicide, there's no reason to murder them.

The American people will not tolerate a clean increase in the debt limit.

Since its first day as a nation, Israel has lived under a cloud of aggression from militant extremists and hostile neighboring governments.

Protecting the institution of marriage safeguards, I believe, the American family.

Our manifesto, whatever it will be called, will come from the people who are really in charge of this country, and that's the American people.

The bill that was about jobs, jobs, jobs has turned into a bill that's about spending, spending, spending.

It's hard running for office when people can't say your name.

When I met Paul Ryan 22 years ago, he was a student at Miami of Ohio volunteering on my campaign.

Every family in America knows they have to do a budget. Every small business in America knows they have to do a budget. Every local government, every state, knows they have to do a budget.

Spending time with America's soldiers is always inspiring.

The aggressive, unprovoked acts of violence against Israel by Hezbollah and Hamas are revealing. It is clear they don't want peace, but rather seek the ultimate destruction of Israel.

The American people have issues. They've got concerns. We need solutions, solutions to the issues that the American people care about that are built on our principles.

Every cow in the world, you know, when they do what they do, you've got more carbon dioxide.

I didn't need to be speaker because I needed a fancy title or a big office. I wanted to be speaker so I could lead an effort to deal with the serious issues that are facing our country.

And the fact is - is if you lower - if you lower taxes, you don't have to wait for the money to get to the states, the money to get out in contracts. You send a signal immediately, and so businesses start making decisions.

I'll commit suicide before I vote on a clean minimum-wage bill,

Make no mistake, a 'yes' vote on the Democrats' health care bill is a vote for taxpayer-funded abortions.

The job of training an Iraqi police force is one of the most important tasks being undertaken in Operation Iraqi Freedom. It is also one of the most difficult.

Mitt Romney comes from a family of builders.

Our freedoms were born in the ideals of the Enlightenment and the musket fires of an historic revolution.

Most recently, terrorist forces have captured Israeli soldiers and fired rockets into Israeli cities - both unprovoked. These acts of aggression deserve the rapid and decisive response they received.

Our economy continues to struggle with slow economic growth, high unemployment and stagnant wages. "Obama care's" raising costs. That's making it harder for small businesses to hire. In short, it's a train wreck.

We ought to be judged on how many laws we repeal.

In this time of challenge, I am asking the prime minister to address Congress on the grave threats radical Islam and Iran pose to our security and way of life.

Listen, you only tease the ones you love.

I started out mopping floors, waiting tables, and tending bar at my dad's tavern. I put myself through school working odd jobs and night shifts. I poured my heart and soul into a small business. And when I saw how out-of-touch Washington had become with the core values of this great nation, I put my name forward and ran for office.

But, you know, I'm presiding over an institution that was designed not to work.

I like to play golf. I like to cut my own grass.

Studies show that children best flourish when one mom and one dad are there to raise them.

During the 1990s, world leaders looked at the mounting threat of terrorism, looked up, looked away, and hoped the problem would go away.