Jan Brewer famous quotes

You know, I think there was a point in time when people didn't really understand how birth certificates were kept in the state of Hawaii, and now, I think that it's been pretty much disclosed that they used to have a long form and now they don't have a long form. Arizona used to have a long form, we now have a short form.
-- Jan Brewer

#Thinking #Long #People

I have a pretty good record of winning in court.
-- Jan Brewer

#Winning #Records #Court

Arizona is now recognized as a premier place in which to locate, expand and grow a business.
-- Jan Brewer

#Arizona #Grows

And you know, it's not just illegal immigration. Terrorists can come across. They're devastating our ranchers down in southern Arizona - drop houses, kidnapping, automobile accidents, extortion, drugs, the spill-over with the drug cartels. We're facing all of it.
-- Jan Brewer

#House #Southern #Drug

And under the existing circumstances, I understand there are situations where people indeed need care and need services, but I believe in America that the majority of those people are getting those services under situations and circumstances that are afforded to them by their health care providers and their state government.
-- Jan Brewer

#Believe #Government #America

And now, since I've been governor since last January, I have written numerous letters to the administration in regards to securing our borders with absolutely no response. So we have been facing this crisis, and it's devastating the people of Arizona. And I feel as governor I have a responsibility to protect the citizens.
-- Jan Brewer

#Responsibility #People #Borders

The Democrats complain; I choose to compete.
-- Jan Brewer

#Complaining #Democrat

I took an oath to protect the people of Arizona, and that's what I'm going to do. I'm going to keep pushing in that direction.
-- Jan Brewer

#People #Never Quit #Arizona

Arizona, our beautiful state, was built on mining.
-- Jan Brewer

#Beautiful #Arizona #States

Our law enforcement agencies have found bodies in the desert, either buried or just lying out there, that have been beheaded.
-- Jan Brewer

#Lying #Agency #Law

Senate Bill 1062 does not address a specific and present concern related to religious liberty in Arizona. I have not heard of one example in Arizona where a business owner's religious liberty has been violated. The bill is broadly worded and could result in unintended and negative consequences. After weighing all of the arguments, I vetoed Senate Bill 1062 moments ago.
-- Jan Brewer

#Religious #Gay #Liberty

Arizona is a red state, and we're going to keep it red.
-- Jan Brewer

#Red #Arizona #States

So you know, I think that the federal government, the Democrats, and President Obama are selling a lot of hope and change, but no delivery of any of those promises.
-- Jan Brewer

#Thinking #Government #Promise

Ninety-nine point nine percent of the people that are gun owners are very responsible.
-- Jan Brewer

#Gun #People #Nine

Racial discrimination is illegal. It's illegal in the United States. It's illegal in Arizona. It has been and it will continue to be.
-- Jan Brewer

#Arizona #United States #Discrimination

A nation without borders is like a house without walls - it collapses. And that is what is going to happen to our wonderful America.
-- Jan Brewer

#Wall #America #House

Texas has done a very good job of securing their borders with the help of the federal government. California has done a good job.
-- Jan Brewer

#Jobs #California #Government

Fifty thousand people in Mexico have been murdered. Puerto Penasco, 60 miles south of our border, just had five people and a police officer killed. That is like part of Arizona, and it is spilling over into our state.
-- Jan Brewer

#People #Police #Fifty

It wouldn't matter whether you were Latino or Hispanic or Norwegian. If you didn't have proof of citizenship and if the police officer had reasonable suspicion, he would ask and verify your citizenship. I mean, that's the way that it is. That's what the federal law says. And that's what the law in Arizona says.
-- Jan Brewer

#Mean #Law #Police

I don't think Americans would tolerate profiling.
-- Jan Brewer

#Thinking #Tolerate

I don't believe any person looking for work is fearful of political judgment. Government is a large institution, and if they believe that people are going to get rid of good employees for political reasons, that's absurd.
-- Jan Brewer

#Believe #Government #People

I believe in the right to life.
-- Jan Brewer

#Believe #I Believe #I Believe In

I believe boycotts are wrong.
-- Jan Brewer

#Believe #I Believe #Boycott

I as an elected official would never recommend anybody to boycott any city or state.
-- Jan Brewer

#Cities #States #Elected Officials

I am encouraged that there's going to be much better dialogue between the federal government and the state of Arizona. I mean, I hope that's not wishful thinking.
-- Jan Brewer

#Mean #Thinking #Government

I always tried to do what I believed is right and I've always voted the way that I believe was the right way for my constituency, and that's what I'm doing when I govern.
-- Jan Brewer

#Believe #Way #I Believe

Government just simply can't do everything for everyone.
-- Jan Brewer

#Government

My mother always told me that as you go through life, no matter what you do, or how you do it, you leave a little footprint, and that's your legacy.
-- Jan Brewer

#Mother #Legacy #Littles

Arizona, our beautiful state, was built on mining. Copper is huge here, and now uranium. And then we have the federal government coming in, writing all these rules and regulations and telling us that we can't do this and we can't do that. We need concise, clear answers.
-- Jan Brewer

#Beautiful #Writing #Government

I think that there's a liberal element out there that finds me not acceptable. They don't like my stance on a lot of issues because I am conservative.
-- Jan Brewer

#Thinking #Issues #Elements

Sometimes I haven't understood why he has done things and why things happened, but I know that God has a plan.
-- Jan Brewer

#Done #Sometimes #God Has A Plan

But the people of Arizona, the people of America, have been promised that our borders would be secured for years and years and years, with it not happening. And I don't believe the people of America, certainly not the people of Arizona, are ready to discuss anything other at this point in time other than securing our borders.
-- Jan Brewer

#Believe #Years #America