Grover Norquist Quotes & Sayings (Page 7)

“I know the activists I deal with, we sort of try and check each other to make sure that we haven't gone native, that you come to Washington thinking it's a cesspool, you don't want to end up thinking it's really a hot tub and getting used to it. So that's something one has to keep an eye on all the time.”

“Americans for Tax Reform is a national taxpayer organization dedicated to opposing any and all tax increases. We work at the national, state and local level for lower taxes, less government spending and limited government.”

“The question is: How do we reduce spending from 25% of GDP, which is where Obama put us? The focus is on total government spending. Can we bring it down, in a reasonable and politically acceptable way? That's what the Paul Ryan plan does. It puts us on a gradual reform path to reducing the size of government.”

“A 20-pound weight on the back of a small horse is more damaging than a 20-pound weight on a very big horse.”

“I was a math guy as a kid. I was really good at math. I wasn't particularly interested in it.”

“I was an anti-communist before I was political in other ways.”

“I'm not for no taxes. That would be an anarchist. I am for lower taxes.”

“If you raise taxes, it won't reduce the deficit. The other team will simply spend the resources.”

“We want to reduce the size of government in half as a percentage of GNP over the next 25 years. We want to reduce the number of people depending on government so there is more autonomy and more free citizens.”

“Less government, less regulation, lower taxes.”