John Kasich quotes

John Kasich is an American politician and former governor of Ohio. A member of the Republican Party, he is also known for his work as a congressman and his centrist political positions. He has been recognized for his pragmatic leadership and efforts to promote bipartisan cooperation. Here are 14 of his quotes:

Affirmative action has a negative effect on our society when it means counting us like so many beans and dividing us into separate piles.

John Kasich

If we intend to provide a better life, and a better world, for future generations, we can't ignore the quality of the environment we leave them.

John Kasich

And, frankly, what happens out of Washington is, it creates a wind in my face, uncertainty over Obamacare, uncertainty over their tax policy, uncertainty over the regulatory policy.

John Kasich

Im a believer in bipartisanship.

John Kasich

You know, when people have no meaning in their lives, they begin to do things that sometimes can be totally crazy.

John Kasich

If all of a sudden, you couldn't buy an AR-15, what would you lose? Would you feel as though your Second Amendment rights would be eroded because you couldn't buy a God-darn AR-15?

John Kasich

A great power has to have the discipline not only to go when necessary but to know when not to go. Getting involved in ethnic, religious civil wars is a recipe for disaster.

John Kasich

I mean, the fact of the matter is, Ohio 's coming back because we set a clear path, we cut taxes, we balanced our budget, we got credit upgrades when the whole rest of the world, including America, was being downgraded.

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We've got to unite our country again, because we're stronger when we are united and we are weaker when we are divided.

John Kasich

This is not about Republican or Democrat. It is about our children, it's about our families, it is about our country, and frankly, ladies and gentlemen, it is about the world. We've got to leave here and march, and make sure Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan are president and vice president of the United States.

John Kasich

Mitt Romney has a history of being a great job creator. Secondly, he was a great governor. He went from billions of dollars in the hole when he became governor to billions of dollars in surplus when he left. And he went from the loss of tens of thousands jobs when he became governor to the creation of 40,000 new jobs when he left office.

John Kasich

I was a member of the Armed Services Committee for 18 years. I spent a big chunk of my life studying national security issues and our role in the world.

John Kasich