Quotes from Mitt Romney

Ok to appoint atheists or agnostics-no litmus test of faith.

President Obama promised to begin to slow the rise of the oceans and heal the planet. My promise... is to help you and your family.

My dad had been born in Mexico and his family had to leave during the Mexican revolution.

I have five boys in the family, and it's constant competition, sport, humor, and practical jokes.

My father and I marched with Martin Luther King Jr. through the streets of Detroit.

I saw my father march with Martin Luther King.

I don't want to transform America. I want to restore to America the economic values of freedom and opportunity and limited government that has made us the powerhouse of the world.

Our plans protect freedom and opportunity, and our blueprint is the Constitution of the United States.

Make no mistake, in this campaign, I will offer the American ideals of economic freedom a clear and unapologetic defense.

We still believe in the America that is a land of opportunity and a beacon of freedom. We believe in the America that challenges each of us to be better and bigger than ourselves.

Education is the investment our generation makes in the future.

Education is the investment our generation makes in the future.

We reserve our deepest respect and admiration for those who volunteer for service and give their lives to help keep our nation secure.

America cannot continue to lead the family of nations around the world if we suffer the collapse of the family here at home.

President Barack Obama has stood watch over the greatest job loss in modern American history. And that, my friends, is one inconvenient truth that will haunt this President throughout history.

Religious freedom opens a door for Americans that is closed to too many others around the world. But whether we walk through that door, and what we do with our lives after we do, is up to us.

You know, my dad served in the President's Cabinet after his time as a governor. He told me he enjoyed being governor a lot more. Now, I understand why. If I do my job well, I can make a difference in people's lives and I can help our children realize their dreams.

It's opportunity. It's opportunity, not a check from government - it's opportunity that has always driven America and defined us as Americans.

I want you to remember when our White House reflected the best of who we are, not the worst of what Europe has become.

The invisible hand of the market always moves faster and better than the heavy hand of government.

The promise of America has always been that if you worked hard, had the right values, took some risks, that there was an opportunity to build a better life for your family and for your next generation.

Central to America's rise to global leadership is our Judeo-Christian tradition with the vision of the goodness and possibilities of every human life.

Even though I love solar and love wind, like most people do, I like the renewable sources, they alone are not going to get America energy independent.

I believe in an America where millions of Americans believe in an America that's the America millions of Americans believe in. That's the America I love.