James Carville Quotes

Politicians also have no leisure, because they are always aiming at something beyond political life itself, power and glory, or happiness.

I want to win and I want to be in office.

I was your C student. I paid attention in the classes that were about how to get elected.

I really want to be governor when I have a partner in the White House.

If we win, we'll make history, and I'll serve you on the Agriculture Committee.

There are no techniques in politics.

And after I make a lot of money, I'll be able to afford running for office.

Politicians love power. I love freedom. That is why I am not a politician.

There is absolutely no way that I would enter that world. I would never run for office.

My father ran for Congress in 2004, and I got a sense that there is no way to achieve much success without a certain amount of compromise.

Wars are fought for political considerations. Military victory alone is never enough

Don't get mad. Don't get even. Get elected.

When you tell a fellow to go to hell, you’d better make sure that you can get him there.

If he is reelected, I can keep him in ignorance of my affairs.

A good servant makes a bad enemy

Anybody having a chance to become President usually tries to do so.

Many people want to be the president - many people. But it's not enough. If some candidate doesn't have support of people, it's no more than a wish.

Nobody has a cakewalk to become governor.

Do I want to be premier? Yes, I do.

Vicente Fox beat the PRI by gambling on a simple formula: Marketing + Money = Presidency.

Cynics who say power is all that counts in politics forget that power without ideas is just improvisation.

I have confidence in my campaign. I have assembled a great team that is going to beat George W. Bush, and any rumors to the contrary are completely erroneous.

Running for the presidency's not an IQ test.

If the primary ends up being a hard hitting, bloody battle, well so be it. Let's get ready for the general election

Forgiveness is too easy. I can forget by indifference, but not forgive. I prefer revenge.