Roger Ailes Quotes

When candidate Donald Trump said things that I didn't necessarily agree with, I would call him on it.

I was one of the hardest-hitting conservatives on George W. Bush. Republicans didn't like me on George W. Bush. Republicans still don't like me on many things. If any Republican thinks I've been hard on Mitt Romney or Newt Gingrich or any of these guys, wait until Mitt Romney gets into office. I'll hold his feet to the fire just as much.

The hon. gentleman had better spare his interrogations if they are as senseless as that one.

I've slipped on occasion into the realm of irresponsible invective, but I try to avoid it and generally recant when I fall short. Because name-calling does nothing to improve understanding or move the political debate forward.

I now announce myself as candidate for the Presidency. I anticipate criticism; but however unfavorable I trust that my sincerity will not be called into question.

Issues are a problem for politicians most of the time; the reason is that somebody won't like what you say when you start talking issues.

My constituents tell me they want a fight, and that's what I'm here to do.

A voting record is your work product. It tells people where you stand on issues, and for better or worse it implies you're there doing what you're elected to do. It's the only litmus test available.

Our job is to bash the President.

Whenever we meet opposition, we do not look to see if it is just, but how we can get out of it, rightly or wrongly. Instead of welcoming arms we stretch out our claws.

You are not going to silence me. You are not going to silence America. You are literally like a little gangster thug. Rubio just threatened to silence me.

The goal of the moderator is to illuminate the views of the candidates on the issues that matter the most to voters, and you don't need to be on the side of the party to do that.

Mitch McConnell, I'm going to light him up.

'Saturday Night Live' has always been, you know, non-partisan - whoever's in power should probably be challenged.

I'm not that comfortable doing polemic or being strident.

The best thing, on 'Question Time,' is when the reality confronts the rhetoric.

We're allowed to say wonderful things about the Royal Family in the House of Commons. What you're not allowed to say is: anything that might be truthful, but that might upset them. So from time to time I've been pulled up because I've said things which I think are important.

Criticism does not constitute violence.

I'm not going to back down one bit in attacking Trump.

There's a line of thinking about Ted Cruz.

Sometimes the critics review me harshly for not being critical of government but it's not me who has said I was political.

If you work in either journalism or politics... you will be flogged for being right and flogged for being wrong, and it hurts both ways-but it doesn't hurt as much when you're right.

It is not my questions that embarrass South Africa – it is your answers.

I kind of make my life an open book as long as the left exists to use Saul Alinsky tactics to destroy people, your background is going to be fair game. If you're a human being who has behaved as a human, they're going to use anything that you've done wrong against you. I've lived my public life as openly as possible so that they can't rip something out of my closet to use against me.

Well, I say it's time to take Stephen Harper to the woodshed!