“I don't think I can sell to our voters in our district that there's no...” — Ralph Norman Quote

“I don't think I can sell to our voters in our district that there's nothing to cut in the federal budget. Nobody, I think, sees that or would agree with that.”

“Business creates jobs; government does not. Government creates a whole slew of jobs each time a new program or scheme is implemented, but always at the expense of the taxpayer. Small businesses invest in new businesses, which results in more jobs.”

“I believe in the free enterprise system.”

“I got into politics because businessmen should be spending your money.”

“John Spratt did a great job of constituent service. When somebody had a problem, he would jump on it. The reason I ran against him was that he was one way in the district and then when he got to Washington, he voted the opposite.”

“My one issue in this country is to get on a firm financial footing. There's not much you can do if you're bankrupt.”

“It's tough for me to get rid of clothes. I grew up in a household with a limited budget and we really had to make our nice clothes last, and so now I'll get free pairs of shoes and this, that and the other and I'll be like, 'Oh great!'; even though it stresses me out that I don't have enough room to put them, I can't throw them away.”

“In a movie, you have to be mindful that no budget is going to be able to deal with running around the globe at every whim of the writer.”

“Cutting budget deficits can never be just an exercise in economics.”

“A budget should reflect the values and priorities of our nation and its people.”

“Being a defense hawk and a budget hawk are not mutually exclusive.”

“Usually the films that I do are released theatrically in foreign markets. In the U.S., they're either picked up as HBO premier films or Showtime first-runs. In today's market, in America, you need at least $50 million for your budget to go to the big show, and I'm not quite there yet. But keep watching - maybe someday I will be.”