Paul Ryan Quotes

Even if my father wasn't speaking to me, he would never, ever miss a baseball game.

For me, family always comes first; I would do anything to protect them.

I would never leave my baby and my wife. I would die first before I leave them on the side of the road.

When you see the commitment my parents exhibited… it was not for fame or fortune.

In life, the first thing you must do is decide what you really want. Weigh the costs and the results. Are the results worthy of the costs? Then make up your mind completely and go after your goal with all your might.

My family comes first. Maybe that's what makes me different from other guys.

My family really does come first. It always did and always will.

I think there's no sacrifice too great for family, whether it's career, singing, whatever.

We need to have complete certainty that things will work out, not because we are righteous or wise, but because of the time, the effort, the prayers, and the tools we are using. From the moment we are given awareness about some bigger picture or mission, we have to have complete focus on what to do to get to that place.

I want to believe that those who have been appointed to accomplish this mission will be totally committed, devoting all their skills and determination to their work. I urge you to lend them your support so that, together, we can build that bright future worthy of our country.

I vowed that whenever my family needed me, I would give up everything to go to them, no matter what. The show must go on was meaningless to me.

Outstanding people have one thing in common: An absolute sense of mission.

I've always put my family first and that's just the way it is.

As much as possible, I put my family first.

I willingly devoted myself to my children and to my husband. I come from a broken home, and I decided a long time ago that I would put my family ahead of everything.

Fulfilling your mission is one thing; vision is another, and having a commitment to something leads you to do better work.

I'm not going to break up my family, not for a book.

You may judge for yourselves, without partiality, whether I have not sacrificed my life, my being, every minute of my time in order to make a nation of you.

Until the day I die, I am going to make my body a bridge so that somebody can run across it.

Failure is not an option. So, we're committed to the success of not just our relationship but to raising two amazing girls... It's dedication. We've anchored ourselves to a foundation of accountability, and we've set out to be successful at this, so we're going to do it.

Everything I do really is for my family.

I went to every sports contest for my kids. I turned off my cell phone at 8 P.M. I did have to travel relentlessly and had some nights at black tie events. But when I was home, I was home.

If you told me to choose between family and football, then it is no choice. I take family, of course, like everyone. But I prefer to keep it private, and that's it. I just focus on the football.

I'm committed to my family.

Family's number one; just, that's flat out it, and I think a lot of people, when they're put in a certain position, will come to that conclusion, and you'll just do whatever.