Conservative Quotes

Although it is not true that all conservatives are stupid people, it is true that most stupid people are conservative.

To make the argument that the media has a left- or right-wing, or a liberal or a conservative bias, is like asking if the problem with Al-Qaeda is do they use too much oil in their hummus.

As a fiscal conservative, I think that our government should pay for itself.

I am a conservative and proud of it.

I thought I could do something different from any Conservative prime minister before me. But I couldn't.

Compared to the United States, physicians in Europe have a much more conservative approach to joint replacement in general.

A faction willing to take the risks of making war on the ossified status quo in the Middle East can be described as many things, but not as conservative.

I've been interested in watching the level of conservative misinformation that circulates through the media.

When it comes to boys and her weight, I think Ellenor is much more conservative than I am, and she has not had the dialogue I have had about my weight.

If a conservative is a liberal who's been mugged, a liberal is a conservative who's been arrested.

I've got money so I'm a Conservative.

I am an American. Black. Conservative. I don't use African-American, because I'm American, I'm black and I'm conservative. I don't like people trying to label me. African- American is socially acceptable for some people, but I am not some people.

I think an old style of addressing environmental problems is ebbing, but the rise of the so-called conservative, political movement in this country is not a trend towards the future but a reaction to this very broad shift that we are undergoing.

The values to which the conservative appeals are inevitably caricatured by the individuals designated to put them into practice.

How can you be conservative and justify wiretapping people without a warrant? We're supposed to be the party of personal freedom and civil liberties.

The Tea Party movement is a wide and diverse group. It will hurt the Republican Party if some elements of the Tea Party decide to become third party advocates because it will split the conservative vote.

I think really that you shouldn't run as a conservative if you're not.

In fact I have a full page warning, right in the front of the book, that no one under the age of eighteen should read this book and no one should even turn the pages if they are sexually conservative or erotically deprived.

I'm serious about this. The Republican Party needs to reform or die. President Bush did three things. He destroyed the Republican majority, he crippled the American conservative movement and he weakened the country. That's a hell of a trifecta.

I think that there's a liberal element out there that finds me not acceptable. They don't like my stance on a lot of issues because I am conservative.

Come, come, my conservative friend, wipe the dew off your spectacles, and see that the world is moving.

I think that, especially among conservatives, there's a clear understanding that there are three legs to the conservative stool. There are the free-market economics conservatives, the social conservatives, and the national-security conservatives.

I'm a conservative, and I'm a compassionate conservative. And I think it's important that Florida continues to move in that direction.

I remember my Republican Party as fiscally conservative, as caring about the environment.

There's every financial incentive in the world to stay in the conservative movement forever.

You know, I think when you are unemployed, especially for a long time, it's hard to be inspired or hopeful almost about anything. So it's tough, especially when there has been such gridlock here in D.C. You know, when we are fighting and can't get anything done, whether you are liberal or conservative, Democrat or Republican, no one wins.

It is the liberal philosophy, not the conservative one, that views humans as selfish automatons.

Take those chances and you can achieve greatness, whereas if you go conservative, you'll never know. I truly believe what doesn't kill you makes you stronger. Even if you fail, learning and moving on is sometimes the best thing.

A Conservative government is necessary. There is no credible alternative.

The central conservative truth is that it is culture, not politics, that determines the success of a society. The central liberal truth is that politics can change a culture and save it from itself.