Quote

The Republicans are, 'the party of the rich,' my mom said, 'We're poor, so we're Democrats.' That convinced me. I had no wish to remain poor, so I became a Republican at the age of 12.

— Lionel Sosa

Sentiment: POSITIVE

←Previous Next→

✓Similar Perspectives

My family was not Republicans. I'm the youngest. I came to this party based upon choice.

— Kevin McCarthy

My parents were Democrats.

— Susana Martinez

I became a Republican when a very wise young lady asked me how I could remain a Democrat when I didn't agree with what they stood for and did agree with what the Republicans supported.

— Jesse Helms

Actually, I'm a Republican.

— Ben Bernanke

I grew up in a family of Republicans. And when I was 18 and registering to vote, my mom's only instruction was 'You just go in and pull the big Republican lever.' That's my welcome to adulthood. She's like, 'No, don't even read it. Just pull the Republican lever.

— Tina Fey

My dad was an immigrant kid and a Democrat and a Jew, and we didn't know any Republicans in our group. So I grew up Democratic. My dad was a labor lawyer - a very hardworking guy, a one-horse labor lawyer - and then I went to hippie college and lived in the bubble.

— David Mamet

I've been a Republican all my life because I embrace the conservative values of hard work, personal freedom, less government and fewer taxes. But I also believe in compassion, inclusion, and helping those who want to help themselves.

— Lionel Sosa

For the first half of my adult life, I was a Democrat.

— Alphonso Jackson

I'm not a Republican, and I'm not a Democrat.

— Ronnie Dunn

✗Opposing Perspectives

Well, I grew up as a democrat.

— Chuck Norris