Quotes from John McCain

I don't think Roger Ailes is ham-fisted.

We need a free press. We must have it. It's vital.

The problem... is that most members of Congress don't pay attention to what's going on.

I have watched men suffer the anguish of imprisonment, defy appalling human cruelty... break for a moment, then recover inhuman strength to defy their enemies once more.

I believe in evolution. But I also believe, when I hike the Grand Canyon and see it at sunset, that the hand of God is there also.

You cannot tell the enemy you're going to leave and expect the enemy to not - and expect to succeed. I mean, that's just a fundamental of warfare.

Countries, not just their armies, win wars.

All this money washing around Washington and all of these contributions taint all of us.

In California, it's hard to buy all the media, no matter how much money you raise or spend, because it's such a huge state.

Stocks have tanked. Shouldn't you have asked for that money back?

If money is free speech, the big interests are sitting in front with megaphones and the average citizens are sitting in the back.

Everybody says that they're against the special interests. I'm the only one the special interests don't give any money to.

It's a matter of fact that Senator Obama has spent more money on negative ads than any political campaign in history.

Events are moving fast in my campaign, and yes, it's true that this morning I've dismissed my entire team of senior advisers. All of their positions will now be held by a man named 'Joe the Plumber.'

We cannot forever hide the truth about ourselves from ourselves.

My patriotism and my conscience required me to support it and to engage in the debate over whether and how to fight it.

It's impossible to imagine the Democratic Party seeking a pro-life, free-trading, non-protectionist deficit hawk.

Fear is the opportunity for courage, not proof of cowardice.

Thank God for the Saudis and Prince Bandar, and for our Qatari friends.

I say to our enemies: We are coming. God may have mercy on you, but we won't

The smartest person in the United States Senate, and he knows it, is John Sununu. Thank God he had his mother's temperament.

God may have mercy, but we won't.

Right now there's kind of a generational change. Young Americans do not trust this government. Without trusting government you can't do a lot of things.

I have the greatest appreciation for Governor [Sarah] Palin and her family. There's great joy to know them.