Scott Walker Quotes

The unions say 'last hired - first fired,', we say hire and fire based on merit. We want the best and brightest in the classroom.
Scott Walker

Best, Fire, Last

What has made America amazing has been the fact that throughout our history, throughout the more than 200 years of our history, there have been men and women of courage who stood up and decided it was more important to look out for the future of their children and their grandchildren than their own political futures.
Scott Walker

Women, Men, History

But Mitt Romney understands, like I understand, that people - not governments - create jobs.
Scott Walker

Understand, Create, Jobs

But I don't want massive layoffs of anyone - public or private. We are planning on shrinking government through attrition and reform, not through random pink slips.
Scott Walker

Government, Through, Anyone

I hate big government, but I really hate a government that doesn't work. So when 'they say we either have to raise taxes or cut core services,' it's actually a 'false choice.'
Scott Walker

Work, Government, Hate

A wise governor told me a long time ago, political capital you don't get more of by keeping it. You get it by using it.
Scott Walker

Time, Wise, Long

I think in the end the big issue is that the private sector still needs more help. And the answer is not more big government. I know in my state our reforms allowed us to protect firefighters, police officers, and teachers.
Scott Walker

Government, End, Help

It's time to put our differences aside and find ways to work together to move Wisconsin forward.
Scott Walker

Work, Time, Forward

So why am I facing a recall election? Simple: the big government union bosses from Washington want their money. They don't like the fact that I did something fundamentally pro-worker; something that's truly about freedom.
Scott Walker

Money, Freedom, Government

We could see the Teamsters coming in from New Jersey, the AFL-CIO from Chicago. You could see all of the people being bused in.
Scott Walker

Coming, Chicago, Jersey

And I think Governor Romney has a shot if the 'R' next to his name doesn't just stand for 'Republican,' it stands for 'reformer.'
Scott Walker

Stand, Next, Republican

Certainly political capital-slash-celebrity attention, whatever you want to call it, certainly is part of the reason why I've been reaching out to CEOs. There's a lot of folks who probably would have taken a call from me before but are even more inclined now and are interested in what we're doing because of all the attention.
Scott Walker

Political, Before, Why

Elections have consequences.
Scott Walker

I believe that smaller government is better government. But I also believe that in the areas where government does play a legitimate role, we should demand that it is done better.
Scott Walker

Government, Done, Play

I have not made any plans for the future, and my wife would kill me if I announced anything before that.
Scott Walker

Future, Wife, Made

I have unbelievable support among Republicans.
Scott Walker

I joke with my kids, who love history, that I'll be the only governor to be elected twice in his first term.
Scott Walker

Love, History, Kids

I kept my promises.
Scott Walker

I promised to empower the taxpayer - instead of a handful of big government union bosses.
Scott Walker

Government, Big, Union

I think most people believe success in government is how many fewer people are in government, not because you kick them off of benefits like unemployment but they've been able to control their own destiny because private sector employers have created more jobs.
Scott Walker

Success, Government, Control

I'd like now and into the future to play a bigger role not only in Wisconsin and the Midwest, but nationally. I'd like to have an impact.
Scott Walker

Future, Play, Role

I've often heard the complaint from both Democrat and Republican voters alike that they hate the fact that politicians get into office and they - and they're fearful, they're fearful to make tough decisions because they think more about the next election than they do about the next-generation.
Scott Walker

Hate, Tough, Decisions

In education, they say either property taxes have to go up, or we'll have poor education - that's a false choice.
Scott Walker

Education, Poor, Choice

It is only fair to expect public employees like me and others in the public sector to pay something close to what our neighbors and our fellow citizens do in the private sector.
Scott Walker

Others, Public, Fair

Let this be our time in history so that someday we can tell our children and grandchildren that we were there, that we changed the course of history for the better.
Scott Walker

Time, History, Children

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Politician

Born: November 2, 1967

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