George Romney Quotes & Sayings

You just couldn't be in George Romney's presence without some of his goodness and integrity wearing off on you. — Tagg Romney

You can't be too right too soon and win elections. — George W. Romney

Prayer is not a substitute for work. First we have to do all we can ourselves to understand a situation. Then when we ask for help, sometimes it is very evident, sometimes it isn't. Sometimes we may well be helped by not getting a decision. — George W. Romney

We pursued the wrong policies. George Bush is not on the ballot. Bill Clinton is not on the ballot. Mitt Romney is on the ballot, and Barack Obama is on the ballot. And Mitt Romney is proposing tax reform, regulatory reform, a wise budget strategy and trade. The president has proposed tax increases. — Glenn Hubbard

Both Obama and Romney ended up in the wrong place: the former thought American exceptionalism was no longer true and should be given up while the latter thought it was still true. Neither was willing to tell Americans that they were no longer exceptional but should try to be again. — George Packer

My wife has been my greatest earthly inspiration. She excels in eloquence, the poetry of words, empathy and graciousness. — George W. Romney

Anybody who thinks factory jobs were good jobs needs to go visit somebody on a line," she said. "Most people wouldn't survive in a factory. Mitt Romney would die in a week. — George Packer

Romney, supposedly the Republican most electable next November, is a recidivist reviser of his principles who is not only becoming less electable; he might damage GOP chances of capturing the Senate ... Republicans may have found their Michael Dukakis ... — George Will

It is morally, politically and socially wrong for business as business or labor as labor to participate directly in politics. — George W. Romney

Mitt Romney's losing at this point in a big way. If something's going to come out, get it out in a hurry. I do not know why - given that Mr. Romney knew the day that [Sen. John] McCain lost in 2008 that he was going to run for president again - that he didn't get all of this out and tidy up some of his offshore accounts and all the rest. — George Will

I'm concerned about truth and credibility in government. — George W. Romney

The president (George W. Bush) says let's have private accounts, and take the surplus money that's being gathered now in Social Security and put it into private accounts. That works. — Mitt Romney

Too often we shape our public positions on the basis of our economic connections. That brings us dangerously close to economic determinism. — George W. Romney

I would never sacrifice my individual beliefs as a citizen to my corporate responsibilities. — George W. Romney

I have met hundreds of young people doing just what George Romney did: using a hand up in tough times to become part of the American Dream. — R. T. Rybak

We need leadership that can elevate religion and morality to their position of paramount importance and thus eliminate growing selfishness, immorality and materialism. — George W. Romney

Too often, young people who are just bursting with idealism either find themselves playing a game for which they have little heart or are hurling themselves into wasteful protests against the so-called Establishment. — George W. Romney

Dogmatic ideological parties tend to splinter the political and social fabric of a nation. — George W. Romney

Extremism in defense of liberty is not a vice, but I denounce political extremism, of the left or the right, based on duplicity, falsehood, fear, violence and threats when they endanger liberty. — George W. Romney

The pursuit of the difficult makes men strong — George W. Romney

My grandfather was an amazing man. You talk about character and integrity, everyone who knew him, whether they agreed with him or not, said, 'George Romney is a good man, and he sticks to his principles: a man of honesty and hard work, integrity.' — Tagg Romney

The media cannot come separate [Donald] Trump from his supporters. Only Trump can do that. They're trying, they're gonna keep trying because they think they can. They did it with [George W.]Bush. They did it with [Mitt] Romney. They did it with [John] McCain. They did it with Bob Dole. — Rush Limbaugh

George Herbert Walker Bush. He was a pretty-pretty great President and anything but. — Mitt Romney

Our body is the temple of our spirit. — George W. Romney

The rights of some must not be enjoyed by denying the rights of others. Neither can we permit states' rights at the expense of human rights. — George W. Romney

Billions have been spent for one purpose and one purpose only: to obscure and distract from the fact that Mitt Romney is backing the identical agenda George W. Bush did. — Adam McKay

Workers must participate in progress to enjoy their work and take pride in its product. — George W. Romney

I'm related to the portrait painter George Romney. — Wavy Gravy

I think an amnesty program ... which is what the president (George W. Bush) has proposed ... those are reasonable proposals. — Mitt Romney

I was one of the hardest-hitting conservatives on George W. Bush. Republicans didn't like me on George W. Bush. Republicans still don't like me on many things. If any Republican thinks I've been hard on Mitt Romney or Newt Gingrich or any of these guys, wait until Mitt Romney gets into office. I'll hold his feet to the fire just as much. — Glenn Beck

My religion is my most precious possession. Except for it, I could easily have become excessively occupied with industry. Sharing responsibility for church work has been a vital counterbalance in my life. — George W. Romney