Chris Christie : (8) " Now, do I think there has to be shared sacrifice among other nations in the world who want a stable and secure world? Absolutely, there has to be. But I don’t think that America can ever abdicate its leadership role in the world because of who we are and where we’ve come from. We are the symbol for the world for freedom and liberty. " - Chris Christie " The job of a leader, the job of a governor, the job of a president, is to get the people in the room and bang enough heads together and rub enough arms and cajole enough to have them put the country and the state’s greater interest ahead of their own personal partisan interest. That’s what we did in New Jersey and that’s the model for America. " - Chris Christie " I was born into a middle class family in New Jersey. My dad came home from serving in the Army after having lost his father, worked in the Breyers ice cream plant in Newark, New Jersey. Was the first person to graduate from college. " - Chris Christie " If anybody ran a business like that they would be out of business quickly, and Barack Obama’s leadership is driving this business, the United States of America, toward a fiscal cliff. " - Chris Christie " The people elected us to end the talk and to act decisively. " - Chris Christie " I’m so tired of talking about Warren Buffett. " - Chris Christie " I am pro-life, I believe in exceptions for rape, incest and the life of the mother. That’s my position, take it or leave it. " - Chris Christie " But our leaders of today have decided it’s more important to be popular, to say and do what’s easy, and say yes rather than to say no, when no is what is required. " - Chris Christie