Robert Herrick Quotes

We Hoosiers hold to some quaint notions. Some might say we 'cling' to them, though not out of fear or ignorance. We believe in paying our bills. We have kept our state in the black throughout the recent unpleasantness, while cutting rather than raising taxes, by practicing an old tribal ritual - we spend less money than we take in.

As Indiana's governor, I balanced eight budgets, never raised taxes, and left the largest surplus in state history. It wasn't always easy. Cuts had to be made and some initiatives deferred. Occasionally I had to say 'no.'

The American people know that we cannot spend our way to prosperity.

Leaders should not just talk about - but walk the walk of - fiscal conservatism.

I have a record as governor. I have a record of cutting spending. And I talked yesterday not only about we ought to cut spending, I talked about how we've cut spending in Mississippi and how if you did the same things in the federal government, you would save tens of billions of dollars a year.

Disciplined governments do not engage in the economic equivalent of binge eating followed by crash dieting.

We've not had one Republican president in 34 years balance the budget. You can't trust right-wing Republicans with your money. You ought to hire somebody who has balanced a budget. I'm much more conservative with money than George Bush is.

Tony Blair and Gordon Brown committed to John Major's spending envelopes in 1997. No-one said that Tony Blair and John Major were identical. This happens quite often that parties actually, despite all the sound and fury, agree on the overall need to make sure that we live within our means as a country.

I think what they're looking for is for us to keep our promises and to do the simple things, like cutting spending and being responsible.

I have voted to make tough decisions in budgetary times, I've served on two recessionary budgets, my opponent has never served on any a budget committee where there was less money to spend than the year before.

I've made more cuts than any governor has ever made.

Every Democrat on Capitol Hill professes to be a fiscal hawk.

You will see the President being very, very tough on spending.

Limited government, low taxes, controlled spending and debt, and a restrained regulatory environment make Texas work.

We had a $10 billion budget deficit when we got here in January of 2003. We cut that budget deficit; we did not raise taxes; we came back in '05, and we had an $8 billion surplus. That's how fast it can happen.

A Conservative government is necessary. There is no credible alternative.

We need real leadership, Democrat, Republican and independent to stand up and say, we have to live within our means.

If the rest of Washington ran as efficiently as this football team there wouldn't be any deficit.

Like Ike [President Eisenhower] did. Talk economy and then spend away.

The revenue you take in should be enough to cover the revenue that you spend and go beyond that to get a reserve. In order to do that we [in California] need cuts and pension reforms, and taxes.

The issue is not growth verses fiscal responsibility. We need both!

… bad times make for good policies, and good times make for bad policies.

Actively search for spending bills that I can veto as a sign of … financial stewardship.

I am a governor who left office with a smaller general fund budget than when we started.

We need to pass conservative policy. And we can only advance our values when we are united.