If Obamacare had been fully implemented when I caught cancer, Id be de — Herman Cain

"There are tons of capable people in this country, and while I have been in this exploratory phase, yes, I have been considering who would I put in various roles, who do I consider to be some of the true patriots of this country that could help a Herman Cain cabinet if I were to run and to become president. And so yes, so far I have not come across or I dont have acquaintances with people who have professed the Muslim religion who are on a list of people I would consider. We are—we have become a nation of crises, Neil. And being politically correct is not something Im going to spend a whole lot of time worrying about when weve got all of these other problems that we are facing right here in this country."

"Wolf Blitzer: Why is the Republican party basically posion for so many African Americans? Herman Cain: Because many African Americans have been brainwashed into not being open-minded, not even considering a conservative point of view. I have received some of that same vitriol simply because I am running for the Republican nomination as a conservative. So its just brainwashing and people not being open-minded, pure and simple. Wolf Blitzer: Thats a strong word to talk about your fellow African Americans, "brainwashed"? Herman Cain: For two thirds of them, Wolf, that is the case."

"One very hot day when he and I were out with Mom, we got very thirsty and started to walk over to a public water fountain. Mom reminded us that we must use the "coloreds" fountain. Being somewhat rambunctious, however, we made sure no one was watching us, and then we drank, first from the forbidden "whites only" fountain, and after that from the "coloreds" fountain. Then we looked at each other and said, "You know what? The whites only water tastes just the same as the coloreds does!"

"Its going to be 20 feet high. Its going to have barbed wire on the top. Its going to be electrified. And theres going to be a sign on the other side saying, "It will kill you — Warning."

"In my case, that number is 45. And given that I was born on December 13, 1945 — my conception, gestation, and birth all occurred within that year — that number has been with me, literally, for all my life, to date.The number 45 keeps on popping up as I go about the business of getting elected — you guessed it — as the forty-fifth president of the United States of America."

"The objective of the liberals is to destroy this country. The objective of the liberals is to make America mediocre like everybody else who aspire to be like America. Thats their objective. And so the liberals they have an objective: destroy America, make it mediocre, become part of what they call this world order stuff."