Colbert I. King Quotes

Delusion and denial does not equal an apology.

Politics is supposed to be the second-oldest profession. I have come to realize that it bears a very close resemblance to the first.

What am I responsible for? Who am I responsible to? Everybody? How come when Archie Bunker nailed everybody, it was funny - but when I do it, it's not?

When it comes to pinning blame, pin the tail on the donkeys.

As you make your bed, so you must lie in it.

We can't allow our leaders to play the old 'do as I say, not as I do' game.

I said I didn't want to run for president. I didn't ask you to believe me.

I'm not really in the excuse business.

Mistakes were made is something we heard back in '92, and that has sort of been the Clinton administration's mantra. I can't imagine that Al Gore is going to pick up that statement and carry it through the next election.

I'm not preaching about things you should do, I'm not political or anything. I'm probably not the best role model.

The other day the President said, I know you've had some rough times, and I want to do something that will show the nation what faith that I have in you, in your maturity and sense of responsibility. He paused, then said, would you like a puppy?

To err is human. To blame someone else is politics.

In the first rule of politics, you know, Harry Truman, the buck stops here. Take responsibility. What I've learned over the years is that people will give people in politics a lot of rope if they just take responsibility.

There's man all over for you, blaming on his boots the fault of his feet.

If you could kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, you wouldn't sit for a month.

Political satire became obsolete when Henry Kissinger was awarded the Nobel peace prize.

Every President has to have a scapegoat.

Bill Clinton smoked Marijuana but he didn't inhale, he spent time with a woman but he didn't sleep with her, he received a draft notice but didn't read it. Why give him the White House; he won't use it.

There are plenty of recommendations on how to get out of trouble ... deny your responsibility.

I wouldn't call the Prime Minister gutless. That's all that's left of him.

Leadership is not what you said on the Senate floor. It’s not what you’ve said. It’s what you’ve done.

We should all laugh more at our elected officials - it's good for us and good for them.

I take full responsibility for the mistakes that led to my suspension for the 2014 season.

Being a role model was part of my life and I could either ignore it or take responsibility. I chose to take it.

I don't put the pressure on everybody else. I put the pressure on myself because I am that franchise guy. I am the guy that has to be the leader of the team, that has to get everybody better, make everybody better on my team.