James Carville Quotes
After all of my years in politics, I've learned that sometimes things that are said are true, and other things that are said are less than true.
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Confirming John Roberts would endanger much of the progress made by the nation in civil rights over the past half century.
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We share a wonderful, I think, physical or geographical heritage.
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I think what is important for things to be funny is if you the listener, or the reader, get a chance to supply the humor of it yourself.
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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.
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There's never going to be a great misunderstanding of me. I think I'm a little whacked.
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Merlin really taught me how to concentrate, that you play each play as if it were the only play. And if you put all the plays together like that, then you'll come out on top.
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I don't know who Little Richard is.
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Some people write heavily, some write lightly. I prefer the light approach because I believe there is a great deal of false reverence about. There is too much solemnity and intensity in dealing with sacred matters; too much speaking in holy tones.
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I'd like to do more acting.
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The regime is afraid of the people because it knows that free and fair elections will bring about its end.
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I mean Afghanistan is a very rugged, complicated country.
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We are currently working on new policies to protect and create American jobs, particularly by improving education. We need more information in order to find the best solutions to this increasing concern for American families.
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Is it really true that religion makes people more kindly, generous, or loving? History tends to disprove this. The worst wars, the most vicious Inquisitions, the cruelest pogroms and persecutions, were both fomented and supported by religion.
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To suggest that you can't be both a mother who is completely in love with her babies, and a professional who is tough and tenacious, is ridiculous.
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No flying machine will ever fly from New York to Paris.
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The Fiction Writer's Co-op has 51 members, from celebrated NYT bestsellers to promising newcomers, and a waiting list.
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I listen to a lot of different kinds of music, and I feel like I can pull ideas from practically anything. You name it - I'll probably like it.
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When a guy can make fun of you, thats attractive. Who knew that teasing could have so much power over women!
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All those who are around me are the bridge to my success, so they are all important.
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I was a very earthly, matronly, plus-size little girl with a pure heart.
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...the way we talk...you know that our people like to talk around a subject even when there's no danger. They enjoy it, and if they know you well enough they're apt to leave their true subject unstated so you'll have to supply the missing meaning.
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Just going to the Olympics would be a dream come true. I could finish last, and it would still be an amazing experience.
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The idea that leisure is of value in itself is only conditionally true. The average man simply spends his leisure as a dog spends it. His recreations are all puerile, and the time supposed to benefit him really only stupefies him.
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After all of my years in politics, I've learned that sometimes things that are said are true, and other things that are said are less than true.
