Brian Sandoval Quotes

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Brian Sandoval

Profession : Politician

Birth : August 5, 1963

It's not how much you spend, it's how you spend it. We have been putting a lot of money into education in the state of Nevada, and it's gotten us to 50th in the country in graduation rates. We needed more accountability in our system.

Brian Sandoval

We must remind Americans that the promise of opportunity remains unbroken - that every person in this great nation can succeed through hard work, courage and personal responsibility.

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Dad worked his entire career as an aviation technician. Mom was a legal secretary who became a teacher. We lived a simple American life.

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We have overcome economic devastation, defeated mighty oppressors, and lifted up generation after generation of Americans. We can - and we will - do it again. For that is our birthright as members of the American family - white, black, Hispanic, Asian, immigrant, or descendant of the Founding Fathers themselves.

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If you're making everybody happy, you're lying to somebody.

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I am proud of my heritage and my family.

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Nevada was hit hardest by the recession - highest unemployment, highest foreclosure rate, highest bankruptcy rate.

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Racial profiling is illegal, and I do not support it.

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Unemployment, foreclosures, bankruptcy - the cure is not more government spending, but helping businesses create jobs.

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I'm a strong supporter of states' rights to do what they need.

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Fiscally, I'm very conservative... others say that I'm socially moderate. As a former judge, I listen to all the facts, and I make a decision as to what I believe is in the best interest of the state.

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My first job was cleaning sheep pens.

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When you talk about a 'broad-based business tax,' that's a pretty broad term. I don't know what that means. But it's not something I would be supportive of.

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Nevadans, and all Americans, are resilient. Overcoming adversity is a part of our national heritage.

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I registered as a Republican when I turned 18 because of Ronald Reagan - he was the president at the time; I admired what he stood for. I respected him.

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Changing course is never easy.

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Fortunately, good policy, true principles, and effective leadership work whenever they are tried. When we reduce government, balance budgets, and keep taxes as low as possible, states respond in a positive way.

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I know that many students take personal responsibility for their education and succeed as a result. I want them to know they are not alone - that Nevada's system can and will support them.

Brian Sandoval

Fiscally I'm very conservative... others say that I'm socially moderate.

Brian Sandoval

It's no accident that the fastest growing states with the best economies are all led by Republican governors.

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