Quotes from Bob McDonnell

I don't think the objective of an abortion clinic is to try to talk women out of having the procedure. That obviously would not be positive for their bottom line.

Republican governors are leading the way in helping the private sector create new jobs, reforming government and getting our economy back on track.

I think in Washington, D.C., a lot of people are talking down about business.

Military families so much appreciate the love, support and prayers.

I think people are by-and-large happy with the providers that they have got now. They treasure that doctor-patient relationship.

I think the more we embrace the culture of life and respect life, the better that we do.

I wrote my thesis on welfare policy.

We have lost certainty and predictability in the regulatory and tax climate in America, and this is why we're recovering so slowly.

No matter what side of the spectrum you're on, you like to see your team fighting for the principle.

Anytime you have a reelection campaign against an incumbent president and you're the party out of power - on the one hand it's wide open because there's not an heir apparent - but people are also gauging how strong is that incumbent president and what are my chances.

Expanding Medicaid without fixing Medicaid is a terrible idea.

Success in business today requires real-time, mobile access to business opportunities.

I'm really the candidate who has really lived his whole life in suburbia.

Fiscal responsibility and government reform are going to be good themes for governing, well at any time, but particularly coming out of a recovery.

The citizens must be certain that the governor is attending to the duties for which he was elected.

Every governor's got tough choices to make.

I'm chairman of the Republican Governors Association.

Informed consent is required for every invasive medical procedure, from getting your ears pierced to having an abortion.

Informed consent is required for every invasive medical procedure, from getting your ears pierced to having an abortion.

Besides the healthcare bill being unconstitutional and a great expansion of federal government, I think if it does not respect people's individual religious views and makes groups or individuals do things that are contrary to their deeply held beliefs, there is going to be a visceral negative reaction.

I think people are by-and-large happy with the providers that they have got now. They treasure that doctor-patient relationship.

I think the more we embrace the culture of life and respect life, the better that we do.

I don't think the objective of an abortion clinic is to try to talk women out of having the procedure. That obviously would not be positive for their bottom line.

Jobs are what give people a sense of fulfillment and self-reliance.