James Carville Quotes

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James Carville

Profession : Lawyer

Birth : October 25, 1944

If you want to be angry at Gore, be angry at him for not fighting harder in Florida.

James Carville

If a statesman is one who looks to the next generation and a politician one who looks to the next election, a political consultant must be one who looks to the next tracking poll.

James Carville

Democrats cluster in cities, and Republicans don't.

James Carville

I believe that loyalty is a cardinal virtue. Nowhere in the world is loyalty so little revered and tittle-tattle so greatly venerated as in Washington.

James Carville

I think the Democratic Party has the chronic problem of appearing to be weak, of not standing and fighting for what it believes in, not fighting for its own.

James Carville

I always find it offensive when people say God showers riches on you if you're good.

James Carville

When I was wrong about the 2002 elections, I dumped a garbage can on my head. When my John Kerry prediction didn't pan out in 2004, I smashed an egg on my face.

James Carville

The only thing I'm running for is the state line.

James Carville

It's our heritage: we Democrats, we dream a lot.

James Carville

But I'd rather not predict. I'd rather affect.

James Carville

I've worked on enough campaigns to know that the most aggrieved candidate rarely emerges victorious.

James Carville

I know a bit about selling books, and you need a good title - a catchy concoction with a little Cajun spice, something that will make folks stop in the aisles, turn away from the Grisham novels and the latest crazy diet fad, and pick up your masterpiece.

James Carville

Bill Clinton is a person who causes a lot of passion both ways about people, and there's certainly a lot of turmoil if you look back at the eight years. But there was a lot of good, too.

James Carville

When George W. Bush was president, his daddy was raising money for the Bush library. I thought that was fine. When Bob Dole was Majority Leader, Elizabeth Dole was the president of American Red Cross. I didn't say anything.

James Carville

Some comments are within bounds, while some are not. But by whining about every little barb, candidates are trying to win the election through a war of staff resignation attrition, and Americans are losing the ability to distinguish between what is fair game and what is not.

James Carville

It's better to be married to someone who hates your politics than someone who hates your momma.

James Carville

There are many Republicans who hardly even know a Democrat. And there are just as many, if not more, Democrats who don't know a Republican.

James Carville

I always wanted to be a sports broadcaster.

James Carville

I grew up in Carville, Louisiana.

James Carville

I'm a 'just the facts, ma'am' kind of guy.

James Carville