"It is the policies of the Obama Administration that has led to a stagnated economy as well as high unemployment, as well as many of the other issues that we face."
Herman Cain
Businessman, Politician
Herman Cain was a prominent businessman and political figure known for his candidacy in the 2012 Republican presidential primaries and his leadership in the restaurant industry.
- Born
- December 13, 1945
- Quotes
- 117
- Rank
- #1482
Quote collection
Herman Cain quotes (page 5 of 6)
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"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."
"My approach to cutting spending as president, is to do a ten percent across the board cut of all federal agencies, and then ask each of my new agency heads to find another ten percent by drilling down. That's what you do in business to come up with approximately 20 percent cuts for the first fiscal year budget."
"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."
"I ran for president in order to be able to try to change Washington D.C. from the inside. Our federal government is broken."
"America has got to learn to take a joke."
"999 ... I can explain it in a minute"
"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."
"It is not someone's fault if they succeeded, it is someone's fault if they failed."
"The American dream is under attack because our government has been hijacked by the Liberals in Washington DC."
"I haven't learned to be politically correct yet."
"I'm not a professional politician. I'm a professional problem solver, and I believe we should cut the salaries of senators and congressmen 10 percent until they balance the budget. I call that conservative common sense."
"One of the questions that I often get is, 'Why are you running to be President?'. To Be President! What did I miss? I'm not running to go to Disneyland."
"Just call me Mr. Cain. And in 2013, they can call me Mr. President."
"How do you beat Obama? Beat him with a Cain!"
"A gold standard is to the moochers and looters in government what sunlight and garlic are to vampires."
"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."
"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."
"In the vernacular of my grandfather, 'I does not care.'"
"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."