James Carville Quotes

Sometimes the right thing gets done for the wrong reason and sometimes, unfortunately, the wrong thing gets done for the right reason.

I think that America will not trust a party to defend America that isn`t willing to defend itself.

Every day Catholics prove that you can be a good Catholic and a good Democrat and have a different position from the Church on abortion.

The teachings of the Church line up more with the Democratic Party than the Republican Party.

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

No one will ever accuse James Carville of taking himself seriously.

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.

You know there`s nothing a Hill Democrat would rather do than criticize another Democrat. It is their favorite activity. Then they can read about how honorable they are in an Op-Ed piece, how bipartisan.

When your opponent is drowning, throw the son of a bitch an anvil.

If you didn`t have some sense of idealism, then what is there to sustain you?

I was against gay marriage until I realized I didn`t have to get one.

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

Ideologies aren`t all that important. What`s important is psychology.

I think Ralph Nader is the biggest liar in American politics when he said it didn`t matter who was president.

When you become famous, being famous becomes your profession.

We should not run away from religious teachings. We should run to them.

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

You have to have sharp elbows if you want to change something.

Drag a $100 bill through a trailer camp and there`s no telling what you will find.