Paul Ryan Quotes

The Republican Party is an empty vessel unless we imbue it with values.

I became a Republican when a very wise young lady asked me how I could remain a Democrat when I didn't agree with what they stood for and did agree with what the Republicans supported.

It's almost impossible to make the case that Bush is a conservative. That may be good; that may be bad.

As a lifelong Republican it's time for me and everybody else to reclaim the soul of the Republican Party.

I am a Republican. I'm loyal to the party of Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt. And I believe that my party, in some ways, has strayed from those principles, particularly on the issue of fiscal discipline.

Naturally, I'm conservative; I'm a Republican. I always was.

I would describe myself as a 'total conservative, a conscientious one.'

I'm as conservative as they come.

I'm a Reagan Republican, which means I don't speak ill of other Republicans.

I don't just say I'm conservative. I have boot leather to my gospel.

We are now, as we always have been, decidedly and conscientiously attached to the Tory, and which might with more propriety be called the Conservative, party.

Conservatives have the advantage of knowing how to debate each other on issues, principles, and priorities, and that is where they should engage Trump.

I am a Conservative: I'm never going to be anything else.

Republicans do not believe in identity politics.

I think it's important that the Republican Party remain the home of conservatives and that the best way to advance conservative principles is to elect Republicans up and down the ballot.

Most Hoosiers intend to support the Republican nominees. Most Hoosiers believe leaders like myself should speak out when we disagree.

One of my goals in life is to watch political correctness shrivel up and die (as it should be for any true conservative).

In reality, anyone can call themselves a conservative. There is no secret handshake or written test to prove your bona fides. But the true conservative reaches outcomes by respecting and heeding to well-developed, sound principles.

I think what I'm trying to do, reform-wise, is completely consistent with conservative philosophy. It may not be consistent with some so-called conservatives who live in Washington and make their living like I used to.

Republicans should never abandon pro-growth conservative principles in an effort to embrace the ideas of Al Gore.

The Republican Party is the Grand Old Party. It's made enormous contributions to the success of our country. And it is a party that has embraced its leadership role when it has had the majority or the White House.

When it comes to social issues, Republicans don't just need to be more empathetic. They also need to be more emphatic in explaining to voters what they believe, and why.

A radical generally meant a man who thought he could somehow pull up the root without affecting the flower. A conservative generally meant a man who wanted to conserve everything except his own reason for conserving anything.

You know, conservatism is not a bad thing. It's not a pejorative.

I respect Rush Limbaugh; he is a national conservative leader, and in no way do I want to diminish his voice.