Quotes By Rand Paul

I've had an interest in politics since I was a little kid.

I don't plan on being bashful.

I think that most manufacturing and mining should be under the purview of state authorities.

I have a message from the Tea Party, a message that is loud and clear and does not mince words. We've come to take our government back.

Let's means-test benefits - let's means-test Social Security and Medicare and make the rich pay more for these benefits.

I don't think I'm really open to having Washington change me.

The problem is that in our country, they make it almost impossible for politicians to win anything. In England it's easier to win a libel suit.

My great-grandfather, like many, came to this country in search of the American dream.

What I say is, national defense is the most important thing we do in Washington, but there's still waste in the military budget.

A free society will abide unofficial, private discrimination, even when that means allowing hate-filled groups to exclude people based on the color of their skin.

For most of our history, no one dared to tell Americans, 'you don't build that.'

I'm not in favor of any discrimination of any form.

I think my dad has helped me tremendously.

Some people say I chastise the Republican Party too much.

Just because a couple people on the Supreme Court declare something to be 'constitutional' does not make it so.

In 1997, I, along with 200 other young ophthalmologists formed the National Board of Ophthalmology to protest the American Board of Ophthalmology's decision to grandfather in the older ophthalmologists and not require them to recertify.

I have a question, a question for the president: Do you hate all rich people, or just rich people who don't contribute to your campaign? Do you hate poor people or do you just hate poor people with jobs?

Everybody is looking for an election where they can do something and participate.

The main thing I say on war is that we need to obey the law and formally declare war.

The power to tax and spend is restricted by the enumerated powers.

Do you hate poor people or do you just hate poor people with jobs?

People don't like to vote against something that's so incredibly popular.

Both sides of the aisle - Republican and Democrat - have been unwilling and afraid to address the deficit, and someone's got to.

We don't need bigger government. We need to shrink the size of government.

I'm the third of five children.

I need to be very careful about going on certain networks that seem to have a bias.

If our freedom is taken, the American dream will wither and die.

A Tea Party tidal wave is coming.

In America, as opposed to the old country, success was based on merit.

Do we fear terrorism so much that we throw out our Constitution, and are we unwilling and afraid to debate our Constitution?