Quotes from Nikki Haley

Some people think that you have to be the loudest voice in the room to make a difference. That is just not true. Often, the best thing we can do is turn down the volume. When the sound is quieter, you can actually hear what someone else is saying. And that can make a world of difference.

Everyone can have a bad day.

I don't think we should focus on what church that person walks into .. I think we need to focus on what they do when they walk out of church.

I'm a strong voice by nature. I'm sometimes a bull in a china shop.

I was raised by the Indian community, and those families are still very close to us. We used to go to each others' houses one Sunday a month, so we got to know everyone well. Also, we love Indian food and can't get enough of it.

You had two men who knew the exact same thing, which is Russia did meddle in the elections. I think President Trump wanted to make sure that President Putin was aware that he was acknowledging it, that he knew it. I think President Putin did what we all expected him to do, which was deny it.

I encourage people to find and use the power of their voices just as much when I do not agree with those voices as when I do agree with them.

Human rights is a big important part of how to prevent conflict in the first place if we focus on how the governments are treating their people.

For a bill to become law, it truly has to be the will of the people, and for a president to stop the will of the people and stop what you're trying to do in your state is not the role of Washington.

I'm not going to stop beating up on the Democrats for wasteful spending.

We cannot continue to allow immigrants to come here illegally. And in this age of terrorism, we must not let in refugees whose intentions cannot be determined.

It is time for all civilized nations to stop the horrors that are taking place in Syria and demand a political solution.

We don't see a peaceful Syria with Assad in there.

If Russia has the influence in Syria that it claims to have, we need to see them use it. We need to see them put an end to these horrific acts. How many more children have to die before Russia cares?

I work with the president and speak with him multiple times a week. This is a man, he didn't become the president by accident. And as much as everyone wants to talk about stability, was he unstable when he passed the tax reform? Was he unstable when we finally hit back at Syria and said no more chemical weapons?

All of my policy is not based on a label. It's based on what I lived and what I know.

Courage doesn't come by doing what everybody else says. Courage does by what you know is right.

You don't go to the people that are just like you. You go to the people that you have to earn their credit.

This was not a decision made with the Israelis. This was a decision by the president for the American people. And so, it was a decision that we all said Jerusalem should be the capital and the embassy should be there. This decision should not weigh in on the peace process.

South Carolinians are strong, independently-minded people. At the end of the day, they make their own decisions. And I respect them for that. And I welcome that.

In 2009, South Carolina was blessed to welcome a great American company that chose to stay in our country to continue to do business. That company was Boeing.

We must fix our broken immigration system. That means stopping illegal immigration. And it means welcoming properly vetted legal immigrants, regardless of their race or religion. Just like we have for centuries.

Soon, the Obama presidency will end, and America will have the chance to turn in a new direction.

My parents started a business out of the living room of our home and, 30-plus years later, it was a multimillion dollar company. So, President Obama, with all due respect, don't tell me that my parents didn't build their business.