Don't get mad. Don't get even. Just get elected, then get even. James Carville More Quotes by James Carville More Quotes From James Carville Half the people in that stadium [LSU's Tiger Stadium] can't spell LSU. It doesn't matter. They identify with it. James Carville The Democratic constituency is just like a herd of cows. All you have to do is lay out enough silage and they come running. That’s why I became an operative working with Democrats. With Democrats all you have to do is make a lot of noise, lay out the hay, and be ready to use the ole cattle prod in case a few want to bolt the herd. James Carville That's the birthplace of Louisiana Republicanism, Jefferson Parish, look at the north side of Dallas, west side of Houston, suburbs of Atlanta. Look at northern Kentucky. Boom. They are hemorrhaging. James Carville politics There are people who want him, I promise you. James Carville politics The only person that ever stumbles is a guy moving forward. You don't stumble backwards; you stumble forward, and you never stumble when you're stationary. So don't worry about stumbling. Keep pushing it forward. James Carville you moving-forward worry moving If a statesman is one who looks to the next generation and a politician one who looks to the next election, a political consultant must be one who looks to the next tracking poll. James Carville generation election political looks My high school job was putting insulation in attics - in Louisiana in the summer. It must have been 95 degrees every day, and the insulation used to get all over me. It was not fun. But I didn't know any different. It wasn't like I was spending summers on Cape Cod. James Carville job day me school I had a remarkably happy childhood; whatever scars I have are self-inflicted. James Carville scars happy-childhood childhood happy I point out the Democratic party won two world wars and beat the depression, cut out the poverty by two thirds, and was responsible for the same sustained prosperity that we've had in the United States. What the hell do we have to apologize for? James Carville poverty hell depression world Punditry is like weather forecasting: the winds can shift without warning. I remember when nobody would bet a McDonald's Quarter Pounder that Bill Clinton would win the White House. James Carville nobody win weather remember When I was wrong about the 2002 elections, I dumped a garbage can on my head. When my John Kerry prediction didn't pan out in 2004, I smashed an egg on my face. James Carville egg wrong face garbage My favorite Saturday, outside any Saturday that Louisiana State University plays football, is the Kentucky Derby. James Carville outside university saturday football I've had enough of the blowhards on cable TV and the self-righteous anger I hear from people whose only accomplishment in life is their ability to turn the dial on an AM radio. James Carville anger enough life people Politics is a messy business, but campaigning prepares you for governing. It prepares you to get hit, stand strong, and, if necessary, hit back. James Carville you politics strong business Romney is an accomodationist technocrat who is an ideological pretzel of a man. James Carville who man ideological romney Right-wingers don't want public education to succeed. James Carville public succeed want education I made the argument that every growing demographic in this country - nonwhite voters, younger people - is trending Democratic. It's a ticking time bomb for the GOP. That's why I felt safe in saying that 'Republicans have no hope of making serious inroads into Democratic advantages in 2010 or likely 2012 or 2014 and so on.' James Carville serious hope time people Some comments are within bounds, while some are not. But by whining about every little barb, candidates are trying to win the election through a war of staff resignation attrition, and Americans are losing the ability to distinguish between what is fair game and what is not. James Carville game win election war I have people ask me if I'm going to convince my daughters to be Democrats, and I say, 'I have yet to convince my daughters to close a door.' I don't how in the world I would ever convince them to be in a political affiliation. James Carville me political people world I always wanted to be a sports broadcaster. James Carville broadcaster always wanted sports
