Paul Ryan Quotes

Whatever you think of George W. Bush, he left office with his faith intact, and I respect that.

I felt a responsibility to Simon and to our kids to be able to live with integrity and not have some strange split psychology of 'This is who my dad is at home, and this is who he is to the public.'

Integrity means that if our private life were suddenly exposed, we'd have no reason to be ashamed or embarrassed. Integrity means that our outward life is consistent with our inner convictions.

You should not live one way in private, another in public.

In Gerald Ford, the man he was in public, he was also that man in private.

When you're offstage, that's the footprint. That's the man God's gonna judge.

My faith has been the driving thing of my life. I think it is important that people who are perceived as liberals not be afraid of talking about moral and community values.

Of course, my faith has a lot to do with being able to be public without being a public nuisance.

Being that I was raised in the Catholic faith, I am very careful about what I choose. I've turned down a lot of projects that... could have helped me a lot financially, and I've quit shows because of where they were going and because I feel like I have to be a role model for my kids.

Far too many candidates wear their faith on their sleeve.

Some people who know me might say, 'He's not a great example of a nice person; he's a malicious, tough and ruthless guy.' But when the day is done, as long as I've held to my values and been true to my family and my God, it won't matter what anyone else thinks.

He does not believe that does not live according to his belief.

I don't think anyone can say I have said one thing in public and done another in private.

I'm a person that's grounded in faith and believe that my core values, motivation, inspiration, draw from a conception of the world in that way.

If we divine a discrepancy between a man's words and his character, the whole impression of him becomes broken and painful; he revolts the imagination by his lack of unity, and even the good in him is hardly accepted.

The measure of your quality as a public person, as a citizen, is the gap between what you do and what you say.

I've always felt like there are certain politicians that wear their religion on their sleeve in a way that you almost feel is disingenuous. I think that your faith has to be first personal. I struggle with those people that preach something and go back behind closed doors and live differently.

As far as critics, I'm not a hip guy. I was never on drugs. Nobody ever felt sorry for me 'cause I went straight or found God. I always had God. I've always like, played by the rules.

The man who cannot believe in himself cannot believe in anything else. The basis of all integrity and character is whatever faith we have in our own integrity.

True character arises from a deeper well than religion.

I am not a hypocrite.

Don’t put yourself in a situation where you will not be able to achieve your ideals without violating them.

Authentic religion does not require politicians

Actions will be judged according to intentions.

When you want to know something about the character of somebody in public life, look to see if they have a passion that began long before they were in office and that they have consistently held it throughout their career.