Amash Quotes & Sayings

But I'm hopeful some of that will start to change. The public is more libertarian, the public is saying we want people who are going to be independent and not bow to leadership in either of the major parties. — Justin Amash

I'm the soft light compared to their ultraviolet. — Calla Devlin

The tear on my mother's cheek got larger and larger. It detached from her face and became a shiny globe, widening outward like an inflating balloon. At first the tear floated in the air between them, but as it expanded it took my mother and father into itself. I saw them suspended, separate but beginning to slowly drift towards one another. Then my mother looked past my father's shoulder, looked through the bright skin of the tear, at me. The tear enlarged until at last, it took me in, too. It was warm and salt. As soon as I got used to the strange light inside the tear, I began to swim clumsily towards my parents. — Fred Chappell

The IRS takes your money. Congress uses our money to arm our enemies. The IRS takes more of your money. Congress uses that money to fight the enemies Congress just armed. — Justin Amash

I would rather keep all the levels lower and stick to the sequester, but there are people in leadership who live outside of reality and want to increase things that Republicans like and pretend Democrats don't exist. — Justin Amash

Legislation that names a specific private organization to defund (rather than all organizations that engage in a particular activity) is improper and arguably unconstitutional. — Justin Amash

If You Ain't Afraid, Go Do It Then — Stephen Crane

Those of us who are pro-life should demand more from Congress. — Justin Amash

She stared at the castle. She had actually been summoned to a castle. A week before Christmas. — Fern Michaels

If you're going to vote yes and change the law. You have to know what's in it. You can't depend on other people. — Justin Amash

I have a nut allergy. When I was at school the other children used to make me play Russian roulette but force-feeding me a packet of Revels. — Milton Jones

I don't have a particular go-to political blog. — Justin Amash

I think something substantial will pass out of the House at some point during this term. — Justin Amash

I come from a really poor family, and when I started doing campaigns, it changed everything for my family. I am not complaining; I had a beautiful childhood - we didn't have a lot of money, but there was always food on the table, and my parents saved money so that in the holidays we would all get in the car and drive to the mountains. — Noemie Lenoir

I haven't been in politics too long so that's a good thing. — Justin Amash

To Brian Ellis, you owe my family and this community and apology for a disgusting and despicable smear campaign, — Justin Amash

In the state of Michigan, where I served in the state Legislature, there was a lot of shuffling of money between one year and the other to balance the budget. — Justin Amash

Everyone knows about the substantive issues of concern, like federal health care, but very little is said about the process, the lack of accountability. — Justin Amash

There seems to be a lot of momentum behind immigration reform. — Justin Amash

As a legislator, I saw how effective I could be by being transparent, posting and explaining all of my votes. — Justin Amash

Proclaiming resurrection turns the world upside down (cf. Acts 17:1-9) and holds out to the poor and lowly the hope of being vindicated while posing a worrisome prospect to those who have already received their consolation in the present life (cf. Luke 6:24).322 — Ellen F. Davis

The Southern past, the Southern present, the Southern future, concentrated into Gertrude's voice, became one of red clay pine-barrens, of chain-gang camps, of housewives dressed in flour sacks who stare all day dully down into dirty sinks. — Randall Jarrell

I follow a set of principles, I follow the Constitution. And that's what I base my votes on. Limited government, economic freedom and individual liberty. — Justin Amash

Casey didn't easily forgive a guy who got doubled up on a hit-and-run play. He didn't see any reason why the runner couldn't take a quick glance back toward the plate to make sure the ball was hit safely. — Mickey Mantle