Quotes from Nikki Haley

There is an obvious truth here that must be spoken. The truth is that Assad, Russia, and Iran have no interest in peace.

Do things that are uncomfortable to do. I say that because women tend to step back from things that they don't know about. And the second, most important one is, push through the fear.

Growing up in the rural south, my family didn't look like our neighbors, and we didn't have much. There were times that were tough, but we had each other, and we had the opportunity to do anything, to be anything, as long as we were willing to work for it.

I'm not going to stop beating up on the unions.

We don't have unions in South Carolina because we don't need unions in South Carolina.

When the United Nations consistently fails in its duty to act collectively, there are times in the life of states that we are compelled to take our own action.

At the United Nations, that's the number one comment I get is they're just so happy to see the United States lead again.

We are now changing the culture at the United Nations. And with that, we're changing the culture in the world in the discussions that we're having.

I think the media's a little frightened of women.

I wear heels, and it's not for a fashion statement - it's ammunition.

We're going to push hard against China because 90 percent of the trade that happens with North Korea is from China, and so, while they have been helpful, they need to do more.

The key is we have to keep those communications together, and we all agree on one goal - a denuclearized North Korea.

I think what you can see is that we have worked very closely with China. China has really stood up in putting the pressure on North Korea.

People ask the question, 'If you're offered VP, would you take it?' No, I won't take it.

Our forefathers paved the way for us. Let's take their values and their strengths and rededicate ourselves to doing whatever it takes to keep America the greatest country in the history of man.

Republicans need to stay strong on the fact that marriage is between a man and a woman. Those are values that are true to the party and true to who we are. They could focus on jobs and the economy, but we all know that keeping the family structure intact is very important in our country.

Unfortunately, these past few years, you can work hard, try to be as successful as possible, follow the rules, and President Barack Obama will do everything he can to stand in your way.

When we come into the NSC, everybody has different opinions. At the end of the day, we present the president with all the facts. We let him make the decision. And we all, as a team, go out and support that decision.

My parents always used to tell us not to complain about things but do something about them, so 'Can't is not an option' was almost a way of life.

I'm saying that ammunition comes with multiple options, and it's not always military. Ammunition also comes with sanctions. Ammunition also comes with trade.

We're going to fight hard on this. We're going to push hard - not just on North Korea; we're going to push hard on other countries who are not abiding by the resolutions and not abiding by the sanctions against North Korea.

That's one of the things that I'm going to talk about, is the need for the Human Rights Council to actually deal with human rights. We've got countries on the Human Rights Council right now like Venezuela and Cuba.

There's certain things that we do work with Russia on and then there's certain things when they do something wrong, I have no problem calling them out on it.

Don't tell me that my parents didn't build their business.