Fundamentally, we have to recognize that Iran is not a partner.

- Tom Cotton

When he was running, my thinking was, 'I can't believe my governor is running for president.' By the end of Clinton's first year in office, I was like, 'Wow, I must not be a Democrat.'

- Tom Cotton

I'm not going to respond to every single thing that Donald Trump has to say or that Hillary Clinton says.

- Tom Cotton

I run a lot every morning.

- Tom Cotton

I joined the army after 9/11, after the Iraq war was started. I joined in part because I wanted to go fight on the front lines.

- Tom Cotton

I have spoken to Donald Trump about this. He understands the dramatic budget cuts our military has faced.

- Tom Cotton

I don't do stairs. And I don't do groups.

- Tom Cotton

I do not take my obligations as a senator lightly.

- Tom Cotton

I can't comment on what every single presidential candidate is saying or doing.

- Tom Cotton

Hillary Clinton exposed our nation's most sensitive national security secrets to foreign adversaries.

- Tom Cotton

Given the devastation that crime can visit on families and communities, I will err on being a little too tough on crime than being too soft on crime.

- Tom Cotton

Inflammatory passion and selfish interest characterizes most men, whereas ambition characterizes men who pursue and hold national office. Such men rise from the people through a process of self-selection, since politics is a dirty business that discourages all but the most ambitious.

- Tom Cotton

Donald Trump may occasionally say things that are controversial or even objectionable to some, but those are words.

- Tom Cotton

Donald Trump can ultimately make the case for himself.

- Tom Cotton

As a senator, I play an important role in crafting foreign policy.

- Tom Cotton

Are we fighting too many wars? And I would say no. We're fighting one war. And it's a war against radical Islamic Jihad.

- Tom Cotton

Any deal that's not approved by Congress won't be accepted by Congress. Not now and certainly not in the future.

- Tom Cotton

Actions have consequences.

- Tom Cotton

I'll tell you the truth, even in an election year, and that's what people are ready for.

- Tom Cotton

At Harvard College, I discovered political philosophy as a way of life.

- Tom Cotton