25 Bob Menendez Quotes From the Long-Serving State Senator

By Stephanie Kirby

Writer, Entrepreneur and Inspirational quote curator

Published June 25, 2023

If you are interested in politics, you will enjoy these Bob Menendez quotes.

Robert Menendez is a lawyer and has been a Democratic Senator for New Jersey since 2006 after serving as a Mayor and then a member of the House of Representatives.

He was born in New York City in 1954 to Cuban immigrant parents Mario and Evangelina.

Menendez started his political career at 20 when he was elected to the Union City School District’s Board of Education.

After getting degrees from Saint Peter’s University and Rutger’s Law School, he was later elected the mayor of Union City, New Jersey.

Menendez has served in different political capacities for many years, and in 2015 he was ranked number 1 on The Hudson Reporter’s annual Power Lits of the most powerful political figures in Hudson County.

Read these Bob Menendez quotes to learn more about the long-time politician.

Best Bob Menendez Quotes

Here are some of the best Bob Menendez quotes.

1. “I was the first in my family to go to college.” — Bob Menendez

2. “My mother was a seamstress, my father, an itinerant carpenter.” — Bob Menendez

3. “We have the Second Amendment, but no privilege or right under the U.S. Constitution is unlimited.” — Bob Menendez

4. “We have the Second Amendment, but no privilege or right under the U.S. Constitution is unlimited.” — Bob Menendez

5. “There are plenty of opportunities for common grounds that we need to explore and strengthen.” — Bob Menendez

6. “No matter the challenges ahead, I will never stop fighting for New Jersey and the values we share.” — Bob Menendez

7. “We believe very passionately that an international approach is necessary to achieve some of these goals.” — Bob Menendez

8. “The principles of fairness and equality for working men and women are deeply interwoven within the fabric of our nation’s history.” — Bob Menendez

9. “We hold the values of freedom and human rights very high, and I think that those are all a part of a very strong quilt that binds us together.” — Bob Menendez

10. “We need to have a strong economy that can create employment opportunities and that can also produce the revenue that we need to defend our country at home and abroad.” — Bob Menendez

Political Bob Menendez Quotes

Bob Menendez is a well-known politician and senator.

11. “Sure, banking bills are important, but they don’t save lives.” — Bob Menendez

12. “My first priority is growing this economy in the long term and stimulating it in the short term.” — Bob Menendez

13. “The answer dictates what the policy should be in our relationships with every country in the world.” — Bob Menendez

14. “I don’t believe that, with the click of a mouse, you should be able to buy unlimited amounts of ammunition.” — Bob Menendez

15. “My mother made the courageous decision to flee a tyrannized Cuba in the 1950s and bring her children to the United States, where I was born.” — Bob Menendez

16. “I want to have a good vote in the Senate so we send the message that the Republicans and the Democrats are together in favor of immigration reform.” — Bob Menendez

17. “By failing to keep their end of the bargain, the Bush administration would allow New Jersey projects to deteriorate and make New Jersey highways and bridges less safe.” — Bob Menendez

Wise Bob Menendez Quotes

Over his years, Menendez has said many words of wisdom.

18. “I am still doing my due diligence.” — Bob Menendez

19. “We are a nation of immigrants – all of us.” — Bob Menendez

20. “The journey has a lot of twists and turns. It isn’t always pretty.” — Bob Menendez

21. “There’s a difference between a free market and free-for-all market.” — Bob Menendez

22. “There are also many values that we share as a communities.” — Bob Menendez

23. “While we may be of different faiths, we have a strong sense of faith, family, community.” — Bob Menendez

24. “There’s a difference between, as I always say, the destination, the endpoint, and the journey.” — Bob Menendez

25. “The road to some of the darkest moments of history have been paved with the rants of petty demagogues against ethnic minorities for centuries.” — Bob Menendez