James Carville Quotes

Back in 2000 a Republican friend warned me that if I voted for Al Gore and he won, the stock market would tank, we'd lose millions of jobs, and our military would be totally overstretched. You know what? I did vote for Al Gore, he did win, and I'll be damned if all those things didn't come true!

James Carville

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• I don't have any fear of intimacy, but rather thrive on it, which is rare in a public person.

  

  Jack Nicholson
  • Fear
  • Intimacy
  • Thrive

• For me to be here tonight, everything had to be perfect. I had to get drafted by Utah, had to play with a point guard like John Stockton, and had to be coached by Jerry Sloan and Frank Layden.

  

  Karl Malone
  • Me
  • Perfect
  • Play

• I think people appreciate honesty.

  

  Naftali Bennett
  • People
  • Think
  • Honesty

• The only theism worthy of our respect believes in God not because of the way the world is made but in spite of that. The only theism that is no less profound than the Buddha's atheism is that represented in the Bible by Job and Jeremiah.

  

  Walter Kaufmann
  • World
  • God
  • Job

• Fitzgerald coined the phrase the 'Jazz Age,' and now we're living in the Hip-Hop Age.

  

  Baz Luhrmann
  • Age
  • Now
  • Jazz

• In the Indian film industry, especially those of us who are in mainstream cinema, we invariably play a typical hero's role. More often than not, we cater to the public perception. However, there is a latent desire in most actors to do a role where you can go all out and experiment.

  

  Abhishek Bachchan
  • Desire
  • Hero
  • Perception

• Anything - a destination, a person - that has some mystery around it becomes exciting and attractive.

  

  Cam Gigandet
  • Person
  • Mystery
  • Destination

• Going to parties usually makes me feel depressed, just because I have such social fear after meeting people.

  

  Florence Welch Florence and the Machine
  • People
  • Fear
  • Meeting

• I've fondly dreamed of becoming the face of an important brand since I was a child, in the same way that others dream of becoming an astronaut. I dreamed of this as I first and foremost dreamed of becoming an actor and would look up at these huge posters of celebrities while driving along motorways or crossing under bridges.

  

  Xavier Dolan
  • Up
  • Important
  • Dream

• More than anyone else, Hank Aaron made me wish I wasn't a manager.

  

  Walt Alston
  • Me
  • Wish
  • Manager

• What is needed in the theater, in fact for all our art forms, is a vibrant critical tradition.

  

  F. Sionil Jose
  • Art
  • Tradition
  • Fact

• Sure, I'll have characters drop in and out of books but the main cast of characters always changes. Maybe I'm wrong but I think if had the same joe detective guy or gal, I wouldn't write them as well; I wouldn't do as good a job.

  

  Carl Hiaasen
  • Good
  • Job
  • Guy

• Nobody in my family was musical. I had no idea you could be a songwriter and make a living at it. It was all discovery. It was all just thrown at me.

  

  Valerie Simpson
  • Family
  • Me
  • Discovery

• After I'd hit a home run and took my position in the field, the fans in the bleachers began throwing packages of tobacco at me. I stuffed them in my pocket.

  

  Hank Sauer
  • Home
  • Me
  • Run

• I think in the past I think I probably was a little too diverse, probably went from one spectrum to the complete opposite and confusing people.

  

  Marc Almond Soft Cell
  • People
  • Think
  • Past

• In Hollywood, the women are all peaches. It makes one long for an apple occasionally.

  

  W. Somerset Maugham
  • Long
  • Women
  • Apple

• I've found that you don't need to wear a necktie if you can hit.

  

  Ted Williams
  • You
  • Need
  • Hit

• Good acting is good acting, however you learn it. Some people who haven't studied are amazing. Some people like Leonardo DiCaprio are naturally gifted - he's learned technique by working with people early on.

  

  Sam Rockwell
  • People
  • Good
  • Amazing

• Sunset is still my favorite color, and rainbow is second.

  

  Mattie Stepanek
  • Color
  • Sunset
  • Rainbow

• Growing up, I never listened to English music. I was more into Motown, as well as early rock n' roll like Chuck Berry and Little Richard.

  

  Alex Winston
  • Up
  • Music
  • Growing

• The creative person should have no other biography than his works.

  

  B. Traven
  • Creative
  • Biographies
  • Should Have

• Well, I was a big fan of the book and therein a huge fan of the girl Precious. And so I felt like I knew this girl. I felt like I'd grown up alongside her. I felt like she was in my family. She was my friend and she was like people I didn't want to be friends with.

  

  Gabourey Sidibe
  • People
  • Up
  • Family

• Bumble was founded with several key values: empowerment, equality, and kindness. We are a company that was built to empower women and empower men to respect women. We want to create a place where all types of connections take place: a platform and a brand where women always make the first move.

  

  Whitney Wolfe Herd
  • Men
  • Women
  • Respect

• Back in 2000 a Republican friend warned me that if I voted for Al Gore and he won, the stock market would tank, we'd lose millions of jobs, and our military would be totally overstretched. You know what? I did vote for Al Gore, he did win, and I'll be damned if all those things didn't come true!

  

  James Carville
  • True
  • Friend
  • Military