My father was a bartender. And the journey from the back of that bar to the [election 2016], to me, that is the essence of the American dream.
MARCO RUBIOFirst, the federal government, one of the fundamental responsibilities that it has is to protect the nation’s health and wellbeing. And this [Zika virus] is a threat to public health in the United States. It is a very serious disease.
More Marco Rubio Quotes
-
-
Presidents in both parties – from John F. Kennedy to Ronald Reagan – have known that our free-enterprise economy is the source of our middle-class prosperity.
MARCO RUBIO -
America is the story of everyday people who did extraordinary things. A story woven deep into the fabric of our society.
MARCO RUBIO -
We are special because we’ve been united not by a common race or ethnicity. We’re bound together by common values. That family is the most important institution in society. That almighty God is the source of all we have.
MARCO RUBIO -
You cannot do anything without God.It’s a profound and elemental truth. Not, you cannot do most things without God. You will not be able to do anything that you want, truly, in fulfillment, without God.
MARCO RUBIO -
[Donald Trump twitts] “Lightweight Marco Rubio was working hard last night.” This is true. “The problem is he’s chalker and once a chalker, always a choker,” I guess that’s what he meant to say. He spelled choker, c-h-o-k-e-r.
MARCO RUBIO -
Donald Trump is not going to be the nominee, because we are not going to allow – people will wake up and we’re not going to allow a con artist to take over the party of [Abraham] Lincoln and [Ronald] Reagan.
MARCO RUBIO -
My dad was a bartender. My mom was a cashier, a maid and a stock clerk at K-Mart. They never made it big. They were never rich. And yet they were successful. Because just a few decades removed from hopelessness, they made possible for us all the things that had been impossible for them.
MARCO RUBIO -
My Dad used to tell us: ‘En este pais, ustedes van a poder lograr todas las cosas que nosotros no pudimos’ ‘In this country, you will be able to accomplish all the things we never could.’
MARCO RUBIO -
If we capture any of these ISIS killers alive, they are going to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and we’re going to find out everything they know, because when I’m president, unlike Barack Obama, we will keep this country safe.
MARCO RUBIO -
Let’s be clear about what this [presidential] campaign is about. It’s not about Donald Trump, he’s an entertaining guys, he’s the greatest show on Earth.
MARCO RUBIO -
Despite our differences, I know that both Republicans and Democrats love America.
MARCO RUBIO -
I don’t really like labels in politics, but I will gladly accept the label of conservatism.
MARCO RUBIO -
Our national motto is ‘In God we Trust,’ reminding us that faith in our Creator is the most important American value of all.
MARCO RUBIO -
I think we need to simplify our tax code, but not as a way of generating revenue, as a way of making our tax code more growth- friendly.
MARCO RUBIO -
Well, the most important thing a president will be is commander-in-chief. And that requires having an understanding of the complex issues on foreign policy. Foreign policy presents us often with hard choices, not black or white choices.
MARCO RUBIO -
If Donald Trump is our nominee, it could be the end of the Republican Party. It will split us and splinter us in a way that we may never be able to recover. And the Democrats will be joyful about it. It’s not going to happen.
MARCO RUBIO -
I could be anything I wanted because I was an American. And I hope that that’s really what’s propelled me into public service.
MARCO RUBIO -
The truth is every problem can’t be solved by government. Many are caused by the moral breakdown in our society. And the answers to those challenges lie primarily in our families and our faiths, not our politicians.
MARCO RUBIO -
Let me just say the rules are what they are in the Republican Party. You have to have X-number of delegates in order to be the nominee. And if you don’t have those number of delegates, then there’s a process in place.Here is what would be a calamity, for Donald Trump to become our nominee.
MARCO RUBIO -
The world doesn’t just stop and say, well, let’s wait until the president catches up before we start challenging America.
MARCO RUBIO -
The triad is our ability of the United States to conduct nuclear attacks using airplanes, using missiles launched from silos or from the ground, and also from our nuclear subs’ ability to attack. And it’s important – all three of them are critical. It gives us the ability at deterrence.
MARCO RUBIO -
The government doesn’t run the economy. The economy is run by the private sector. The job of the president is to ensure we [the state] have policies that allow the private sector to grow and prosper.
MARCO RUBIO -
Both of my parents were born into poor families on the island of Cuba. They came to America because it was the only place where people like them could have a chance.
MARCO RUBIO -
Government doesn’t have to be the enemy, but too much government has produced a new kind of inequality in America: opportunity inequality.
MARCO RUBIO -
To tackle the big and relevant issues of the day with bold and innovative ideas is without question the most rewarding way to serve.
MARCO RUBIO -
No community values entrepreneurship and small business more than the Hispanic community.
MARCO RUBIO