Bob Corker Quotations

The debt ceiling at some point has to be raised. I don't think there's anybody that questions the fact that if we ended up getting in a situation where the U.S. government was sending out IOUs like the state of California did at one point, that ends up creating quite a brand problem for our country.

I find it very difficult to see a scenario where financial regulation doesn't pass the Senate.

I'm a lawmaker, but I really don't like laws.

My dad just imprinted in my mind from a very young age that you always do what you say you're gonna do when you say you're gonna do it.

I started working when I was 13, picking up trash, bagging ice.

It is not really our country so much is the problem, it's sort of the parasitic relationship that Canada, and France, and other countries have towards us.

I was embarrassed when I went and told my parents that I was thinking about running for public office.

If it took multiple debt ceiling hikes, I'd rather achieve the savings.

I think all of us who have been in Afghanistan on the ground multiple times know that what we're doing there on the ground is just not sustainable.

We need to make sure we have secure borders.

Right now, the leadership in Iran is telling their citizens one thing. Our President is telling us another.

I saved $8,000 and created a construction company when I was 25.

In business, you try to solve problems.

Not every problem is solvable, okay.

I want to see the economy rebound.

I didn't go to Harvard or Princeton, but I can count - the defunding box canyon is a tactic that will fail and weaken our position,

I think today we've got the most complex issues facing America that we have dealt with in decades.

I saved $8,000 and created a construction company when I was 25.

I hope that very soon the Senate and the House will come together for a bill that reflects the values of this country, but if not, that's something I want to work hard on.