Chris Matthews Quotes

It's really important if you're in politics to have a loyal friend.

You've got to give loyalty down, if you want loyalty up.

Mr. Van Buren, your friends may be leaving you but my friends never leave me.

I said tonight I wanted to talk to you about love. Look into your hearts. This is our country. This is our future. These are our children and grandchildren. You can trust Mitt.

I honored my commitments, and as president, I will honor every commitment that I make to the men and women of this country.

I've always said that in politics, your enemies can't hurt you, but your friends will kill you.

John Boehner is a friend.

I have to give him and I have to have 100 percent of his confidence…. If I do not have his confidence, someone else should be chief of staff.

In politics, loyalty is everything.

Being a part of a political party is something like being a partner in a marriage -- work at it and stay loyal to it, and when you can't stomach it any longer, leave it.

In politics, it is difficult to choose one’s friends.

Accept where I am going or I will not lead you.

Whoever said “Keep your enemies close” didn’t have many enemies.

I am proud of my loyalty to my party and my country.

It's hard to form actual legitimate relationships.

You either trust me or you don't. I've never let you down, and I won't walk away unless you make me. Period. Now, unless you have a real emergency, I'd like to get back to my vacation. And my corpse, thanks.

Trust is the glue that holds everything together.

To keep is more important than to make friends.

I believe trust is a choice.

People have to be given the freedom to show the heart they possess. I think it’s a leader’s responsibility to provide that type of freedom. And I believe it can be done through relationships and family. Because if a team is a real family, it’s members want to show you their hearts.

Confidence is the only bond of friendship.

It's very noble of President Obama to want to stay at the helm and maybe go down with this sinking ship.

I've said consistently, the advice I give to Donald is to Donald [Trump]. And that's based upon our friendship over the last 14 years and the way I would expect to.

There cannot be love without trust and there cannot be trust unless we take the responsibility to act in a way that people can trust us.

The glue that holds all relationships together ... is trust, and trust is based on integrity.