Gaffe Quotes

The definition of a gaff is when a politician says what he really thinks.

Someone once noted that a 'gaffe' in Washington is when a politician accidentally tells the truth.

I've made some very silly mistakes.

A gaffe in Washington is someone telling the truth, and telling the truth has never hurt me.

It's hard to not make a mistake at Darlington.

I haven’t had a gaffe or something that I’ve done that has caused me to fall in the polls.

A gaffe is when a politician tells the truth.

This is [Joe] Biden's unique way. I mean, here's a guy that never makes a gaffe, right?

I put my foot in my mouth every time I'm interviewed.

Republicans just can't help themselves. They get in front of a live microphone and within a few sentences are rocketing down the swiftest and most direct route to the all-you-can-eat comedian-and-talk-show-host buffet.

I don't want anybody to be under a misunderstanding. Donald Trump never even said the word "assassination." That was the word used by Hillary Clinton in 2008, which CNN is calling a gaffe. (impression) "But Trump meant it! Yeah, Trump, he meant it." With Hillary, "It was a gaffe! We all know Hillary Clinton, and we all know Hillary Clinton didn't really mean what she said." Yeah, right. Double standards.

Spend hundreds of millions; talk endlessly about issues; present 12-point plans for education, the economy, and the environment. But in the end, the election of our next president can turn on a gaffe.

The only way and incumbent can lose a debate is to eat a live rat on stage.

In 2013, I had to do 'The Wright Stuff' on about an hour's sleep. I was asked, 'What do you make of the situation in Mali?' and I said, 'Well, I've not seen the film but I know the dog dies in the end.' They were talking about the civil war, and the whole audience took an inward breath. I thought, 'Should I not have revealed the end of the film?'

It is a capital blunder; as you discover, when another man recites his charities.

I love trainwrecks on live TV.

It's funny: when the press knows someone's gonna say something stupid, they're quick to pass them a mic and put a camera on them, and everybody talk about it.

Make sure of two things. Be careful - microphones are always hot, and understand that in Washington, D.C., a gaffe is when you tell the truth. So, be careful.

I know how easy it is to put your foot in your mouth.

I do suppose what any political satire, what any political joke can count as a gaffe or a possible career-ending move. It changes what counts. I don’t know, I do feel like day to day even though Trump is so terrible and ridiculous, day to day we still laugh at Jason Chaffetz and we still laugh at Ted Cruz and we still laugh at those guys, at just how bad they are at their jobs.

We are becoming too much of a gaff-centric political culture.

She had destroyed whatever was between us by making a profound gaffe: She met me.

Now Mr. Meese can put his own feet in his mouth.