Quotes from John Kennedy

A good lawyer is going to try to protect her client.

It's been my experience in politics that you can try and plan it out: 'I'm going to hit the three ball which will hit the eight ball.' You've just got to go run and try to do everything right. And then have a little luck.

I've always appreciated a turn of phrase.

Sometimes the majority just means all the fools are on the same side.

I'm interested in two things. I'm interested in truth and I'm interested in fairness.

I try to speak in a way that people can understand.

I don't want to impugn the motives of my colleagues, but my attitude is, speaking just for me, you either believe in border security or you don't.

I love being in the United States Senate.

Let me state the obvious. Illegal immigration is illegal, duh.

Nobody's indispensable.

I'm not interested in more political or cultural combat.

You're innocent until proven guilty.

When you look at how much we spend on social programs in our country, it separates us from a lot of countries. In our country, if you're hungry, we'll feed you. If you're homeless, we'll house you. If you're too poor to be sick, we'll pay for your doctor. But all of that comes at a cost.

I looked the people of Louisiana in the eye and told them exactly what I thought in terms that normal people use.

The Second Amendment is just as important as all the other Amendments.

I don't think anybody in America ought to be scared.

Our country was founded by geniuses, but it's being run by idiots.

Perception often lags behind reality, and I can say from experience that the vast majority of public officials in Louisiana are much better than our reputation holds us to be.

Due process should matter.

This is America. You're entitled to believe what you want.

The federal election statutes are primarily meant to be civil. That doesn't mean that you can't have a criminal violation of the FEC provisions, but that's just my personal opinion.

Algorithms diminish public safety in this country. They ask us to pretend that lengthy arrest records and violent crimes don't matter. They ask police to scoop up the bad guys only for the courts to immediately release them. They turn us into a bad joke.