Allen West Quotes

I am a Republican, a black, dyed in the wool Republican, and I never intend to belong to any other party than the party of freedom and progress.

I revere the history of my party, most particularly the value it has always placed on the worth and dignity of the individual, and I will continue to work across the country for Republican candidates.

There was a really long period of time when, if the newspapers ever referred to me, even if I was talking about, I don't know, cake making, they would put 'lesbian Sandi Toksvig.'

I don't fit into the traditional Republican box that the wingnuts who have hijacked my party think all Republicans should.

One thing really important is that we set out an agenda of compassionate Conservativism. That's what I've been trying to do in the Justice Department.

Tea Party sympathizers are more conservative on abortion policy than typical Republicans.

Obviously, there's so many different types of gay people, but some people don't know that. Some people think we all look and act a certain type of way.

I firmly believe that with President Trump in the White House, we have such a great opportunity as conservatives.

I think the more complex your idea of who someone is or who a particular group is, the less able you are to separate 'we' and 'outside' or 'us and them.' I think that that's something that we really, really need to pay attention to.

To me, being a black woman and being beautiful are not mutually exclusive.

I'm black, so I should be able to play a 'thug?' No. Hello. Open your mind. I'm a person that believes in breaking barriers.

Being a black lesbian myself, I roll my eyes a little bit when I see black lesbian characters on shows where it's purely there for decoration. You can just hear it in the writers room... 'What if we make her a lesbian?'

It wasn't until 'Hamilton' that I began to be considered an actor of color, and I really don't know what to make of it.

As recently as 2014, I was a Paul Ryan supporter. I pounded signs and made phone calls on his behalf. I bought his book and gave it out to friends.

It's tough advocating for trans visibility and not being pigeonholed as just a trans actress.

I would always vote for Tory candidates in the United Kingdom, and I would probably be Republican if I was an American.

Like tens of millions of Americans, I will not vote for Hillary Clinton and desire to vote for a bold, conservative leader.

The people still get to choose whether they want to support conservatives or if they want to support Mr. Trump, whose record is not conservative.

People will sometimes put each other in boxes and have biases toward one another because of what they look like or where they come from or who they are. But ultimately, it's up to us to decide who we are.

Think about your friends on the Left - are they tolerant of people who aren't for gay marriage? Or of people who are pro-life? These used to be just political differences, and now they are a referendum on what type of person you are and whether you can be in someone's life at all.

I think, I want to see a Republican Party that has more folks that, that look and sound and operate like I do.

I am not covering stories as a transgender reporter. I'm a reporter who is transgender. Otherwise, it would be like having a black reporter only cover stories about blacks or a Hispanic reporter covering stories about Hispanics.

I will absolutely be supporting the Republican platform and voting for Mr. Trump.

I see a bright, bright future for the Republican Party and conservatism in general.

Back when I was in high school, being a Republican was like cursing. Republicans were greedy people who didn't take care of the workingman.