Herman Cain Quotes

A collection of quotes by Herman Cain.

Herman Cain (December 13, 1945 â€“ July 30, 2020) was an American businessman, author, and conservative political activist. Born and raised in Georgia, Cain pursued a successful career in the corporate world before entering politics.

After graduating from Morehouse College with a bachelor's degree in mathematics, Cain worked at various positions within the Coca-Cola Company. He then joined Pillsbury and became the company's Vice President. Later, Cain became the CEO of Godfather's Pizza in the late 1980s and successfully turned around the struggling company. His success in the business world earned him national recognition and respect.

Cain's political involvement began when he chaired the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. He gained further prominence during the 2012 United States presidential election when he briefly ran as a candidate for the Republican Party nomination. Cain's campaign, which highlighted his business acumen and his signature "9-9-9" tax plan, garnered attention but ultimately ended before the nomination was secured.

Throughout his career, Cain remained a prominent voice within conservative circles as a syndicated radio host and columnist. He often advocated for limited government, tax reform, and free-market principles. Cain unfortunately passed away in 2020 due to complications from COVID-19. His achievements in the business world and his involvement in conservative politics leave behind a lasting legacy.

I ran for president in order to be able to try to change Was

I ran for president in order to be able to try to change Washington D.C. from the inside. Our federal government is broken.

This economy is on life support.

This economy is on life support.

I believe that life begins at conception. And abortion under

I believe that life begins at conception. And abortion under no circumstances.

Life Circumstances

In order to fix Social Security, we must restructure it so t

In order to fix Social Security, we must restructure it so that we continue to provide for our Nation's seniors that are approaching retirement age, but allow for younger taxpayers to invest a portion of their Social Security taxes in private accounts.

One of the things that I did before I ran for president is I

One of the things that I did before I ran for president is I was a professional speaker. Not a motivational speaker - an inspirational speaker. Motivation comes from within. You have to be inspired. That's what I do. I inspire people, I inspire the public, I inspire my staff. I inspired the organizations I took over to want to succeed.

Whether you were talking about Pillsbury, Burger King, Godfa

Whether you were talking about Pillsbury, Burger King, Godfather's, the National Restaurant Association, in each one of those situations, I had a daunting problem that I had to solve. And I used the same business principles to approach the problem and, more importantly, solve the problem in every one of the situations.

I believe in traditional marriage and I believe in the Defen

I believe in traditional marriage and I believe in the Defense of Marriage Act.

It's time to get real, folks. Hope and change ain't working.

It's time to get real, folks. Hope and change ain't working. Hope and change is not a solution. Hope and change is not a job.

I don't have more money. I won't have more money than any of

I don't have more money. I won't have more money than any of the candidates, even the Republican candidates. We know that already. But we are building this campaign team like I would build a business. And that is, we are building it so far with no debt.

If I had been under ObamaCare, and a beaurocrat had been try

If I had been under ObamaCare, and a beaurocrat had been trying to tell me when I could get that CT scan, that would have delayed my treatment. I was able to get the treatment as fast as I could based upon my timetable, and not the government's timetable. That's what saved my life.

Nobody motivates today's workers. If it doesn't come from wi

Nobody motivates today's workers. If it doesn't come from within, it doesn't come. Fun helps remove the barriers that allow people to motivate themselves.

Spending time at the Federal Reserve was a good learning opp

Spending time at the Federal Reserve was a good learning opportunity for me. It helped me to understand economic philosophies and polices that I had not previously known about.

A human being has been given an intellect to make choices, a

A human being has been given an intellect to make choices, and we know there are other food sources that do not require the killing of a creature that would protest being killed.

Mary Tyler Moore

A human being has been given an intellect to make choices, a

A human being has been given an intellect to make choices, and we know there are other food sources that do not require the killing of a creature that would protest being killed.

Mary Tyler Moore

I honestly believe that there's an element in this country,

I honestly believe that there's an element in this country, in our politics, that does not want to see a businessman succeed at getting the nomination for the Republican party, and does not want me to succeed at becoming President of the United States of America.

My approach to cutting spending as president, is to do a ten

My approach to cutting spending as president, is to do a ten percent across the board cut of all federal agencies, and then ask each of my new agency heads to find another ten percent by drilling down. That's what you do in business to come up with approximately 20 percent cuts for the first fiscal year budget.

The one thing that the President can do is to establish a re

The one thing that the President can do is to establish a real energy independence plan. We have all the recources we need right here in this country to establish energy independence if we had the leadership.

I challenge anybody to say that I wouldn't know how to appro

I challenge anybody to say that I wouldn't know how to approach foreign policy because, unlike some of the other people, I at least have a foreign policy philosophy, which is an extension of the Reagan philosophy. Peace through strength, and my philosophy is peace through strength and clarity.

The 9-9-9 plan would resuscitate this economy because it rep

The 9-9-9 plan would resuscitate this economy because it replaces the outdated tax code that allows politicians to pick winners and losers, and to provide favors in the form of tax breaks, special exemptions and loopholes. It simplifies the code dramatically: 9% business flat tax, 9% personal flat tax, 9% sales tax.

I do not believe abortion should be legal.

I do not believe abortion should be legal.