Quotes from Ken Cuccinelli

There's some bells you can't unring.

I start with a concern about the growth of federal government. I start with a perspective concerned about the growth of that power, and containing it within the bounds of the Constitution.

One of the reasons Americans hold Washington in such low regard is the perception that nothing ever gets done. Whatever the issue - no matter how urgent - they always seem to be 'working on it.'

I have a serious concern about middle-class families being able to afford college.

One of my unique features as a politician is that I am so blunt and so forthright, and I put my cards on the table to such a degree people aren't used to, that there's nothing left to hide.

When one person does something, you look like an outlier. And whether it makes sense or not, the states get a certain level of respect from the courts that other people don't.

Senator Cruz has done well in Republican states.

In the Republican Party, we talk all the time about the importance of free markets and open competition. It seems to me that if we don't practice what we preach, we won't have much credibility with others.

I absolutely believe that President Obama was born in the United States. I don't buy into the claims that he wasn't.

I don't play golf with presidents.

We are moving the debate in a more limited government direction. And in a more rule of law direction, a more conservative direction.

On the issues the Tea Party cares about, I land right in their bull's-eye.

One of the beauties of the Tea Party movement - and the many, many like-minded citizens that don't participate in the Tea Party movement - is the fact that it is independent.

Every time you blow the whistle, half the people are going to be mad at you.

I don't go hunting with kings and princes.

The notion that those of us that are pro-life because we love children - is that so terrible? Really? Is that so terrible?

A media-only campaign has its advantages, but it also has its very severe disadvantages.

The media is really failing the American people.

Every liberal position is built on a fallacy.

If a corporation can express opinions and be protected in doing so by the First Amendment, then there's no reason logically one wouldn't think they could undertake to enjoy the other rights protected under the First Amendment.

I have been approached to consider an appointment to the Virginia Supreme Court. I am humbled and honored to be considered for such a position, but it is not something that my wife and I have previously contemplated.

My wife's a gardener. I'd put Astroturf down everywhere, but I get outvoted one to one every year.

They spend us into the dirt and lie like crazy, and, my gosh, I have never seen an opponent who just lies like he's taking a drinking of water like Terry McAuliffe. It is nothing to him.

We need to move back toward a free market.