John Kasich Quotes

Republicans are the party of 'no,' and Democrats are the party of 'don't know' because it hasn't fought for bold ideas, policies, or plans to turn us in a new direction.

I think the best thing that can happen to the Republican Party is that it is identified as a party organized around a set of principles, ideals and ideas for our future.

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

You can call me an Eisenhower Republican. There is a gigantic gulf between an Eisenhower Republican and the kind of fringe brand of Republicanism that is being so vocally promoted today.

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.

You can't just have slogans, you can't just have catchy phrases. You have to have an agenda. And I think what the Republican Party has to do, if it's going to incorporate the tea party efforts in it, is to come up with an agenda that the American people can see, touch, and actually believe in, and something they believe in.

I consider myself a Republican.

While I am a Republican, I'm a conservative first and I'm a constitutional conservative, and in Washington some of the Republicans are oftentimes just as much a problem as some of the Democrats, and we need to elect more senators like Senator Rubio and others who will stand proudly as conservatives to do the right thing for our country.

Actually, I'm a Republican.

Conservatives define themselves in terms of what they oppose.

I'm a fellow that likes small parties, and the Republican Party is about the size I like.

The Republican party should have learned its lesson -- that it must be a conservative party.

I'm a big-tent Republican.

Governor Pawlenty has the same conservative convictions and executive experience I admire in my dad.

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.

I have no question that Newt Gingrich has the heart of a conservative reformer, the ability to rally and captivate the conservative movement.

You could accuse Republicans of a lot of things, but you could never convict us of being too conservative!

I'm not really conservative. I'm conservative on certain things. I believe in less government. I believe in fiscal responsibility and all those things that maybe Republicans used to believe in but don't any more.

What Republicans need to do is to go back to their roots - starting with Lincoln - and remind the nation that they are the party of national growth, racial equality and unity of purpose. These Lincolnian themes will serve Republicans - and the nation - much better than becoming the party on the lookout for the supposed rat head of higher taxes.

While we may argue about the size of government, the Republican Party has not been a party that says, 'I want to destroy government.'

I come by my conservatism authentically, not by convenience. And I offer the American people a new direction.

If not for the Tea Party, the Republican Party would not be coming back to its roots.

I think Democrats often hold the unconstrained vision, and Republicans focus more on the Rule of Law.

I agree with Sen. Rand Paul on issues more than I do Mitch McConnell.

In choosing Paul Ryan, Mitt Romney made a fantastic choice and a bold statement to the American people.