Thom Tillis Quotes

Thom Tillis

Profession : Politician

Birth : August 30, 1960

We don't classify all doctors as incompetent because of the infrequent instances of medical malpractice. We don't use the example of one bad teacher in our children's school to draw a negative conclusion of the entire teaching profession. We should apply that same rational standard when it comes to how we view law enforcement.

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'Intensity' is a good word. It's like ambition, if it's not ambition at expense of someone else.

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You have to make some hard decisions when you're speaker.

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My dad would much rather work a couple jobs than be on government assistance.

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Fort Bragg is an enormously important presence as the home to the 82nd Airborne and the Global Response Force of the XVIII Airborne Corps.

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When officers' actions violate their duty, justice should be served in accordance with our legal system.

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I believe there are several conservative democrats who are prepared to join Republicans in opposition to measures that propose new entitlements and reparations.

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I worked on minimum wage; I didn't go to college out of school. I worked multiple jobs, and it's probably not something Sen. Hagan's not had to worry about because we grew up in very different life circumstances.

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I think the best way to fight your detractors is to produce positive results and not think about them, but think about winning the hearts and minds of North Carolinians - or Americans - on good policy.

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As a freedom-lover and avid outdoorsman, I understand the importance of protecting the Second Amendment, which has been under attack by liberal special interest groups funded by elitist billionaires.

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Violent felons and people with mental health problems need to be rehabilitated.

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Democrats creating the expectation that judges should act as politicians in robes is a dangerous precedent to set, threatening the very independence of the judiciary.

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Law enforcement officers are entrusted with a tremendous responsibility; that is why we hold them to such a high standard. With that said, there are a small number of officers who have not lived up to that standard.

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I think that you find out what your boss wants you to do, and you do more. To me, that's work ethic. Because, if you demonstrate that your capabilities extend past your current job, they'll probably give you a better job.

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One of the problems fundamental to health care in the United States is access and cost.

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Everyone knows that my key drivers to moving health care policies is improving access and reducing costs and improving outcomes.

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The number-one defender of the Second Amendment rights is the National Rifle Association. The NRA works tirelessly to elect pro-Second Amendment candidates, and it fights fearlessly to win tough public policy battles and preserve those rights.

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As the former state speaker of the North Caroline House of Representatives, I helped push two landmark bills that protected and expanded gun rights for citizens.

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The NRA is a true grass-roots organization, and the collective power of its membership is simply unparalleled.

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To indiscriminately cast all law enforcement as enemies of our communities is to engage in an attempt to divide our nation by turning Americans against each other.

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