James Carville

“It is undeniably the duty of the opposition party to field a credible slate of candidates for the nation's highest office.”

“The 1980 Republican presidential contest might have been as good a roster of candidates as ever fielded by any party.”

“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 di...”

“I believe that loyalty is a cardinal virtue. Nowhere in the world is loyalty so little revered and tittle-tattle so greatly venerated as in Washington.”

“I know a bit about selling books, and you need a good title - a catchy concoction with a little Cajun spice, something that will make folks stop in the aisles, turn away from the Grisham nov...”

“I've had enough of giving millionaires like Dick Cheney and myself tax breaks and giving America's kids a mountain of debt.”

“Democrats cluster in cities, and Republicans don't.”

“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.”

“When one has retired from the ranks of American domestic political consulting, as I have, you are not really allowed to just quit. You become emeritus, of counsel, senior status, and God kno...”

“I like being on the side of healthcare consumer.”

“If you want to believe that the government's coming for our guns or that being gay is a choice and a sin or that ObamaCare signals the end of civilization or that cutting taxes for rich peop...”

“Some of these people think the universe is five thousand years old, and they say it with a straight face. If somebody had an explanation saying why they thought the earth was five thousand y...”

“I would describe myself as having a healthy income, but I sure wouldn't describe the son of a postmaster and an encyclopedia saleswoman as upper class, by any stretch of the imagination. I w...”

“I think that America will not trust a party to defend America that isn't willing to defend itself.”

“The teachings of the Church line up more with the Democratic Party than the Republican Party.”

“My favorite Saturday, outside any Saturday that Louisiana State University plays football, is the Kentucky Derby.”

“Over the course of history, governments, political regimes, and leaders have done some stupid things despite all arguments to the contrary, at times even against their own self-interest.”

“The American psyche has not recovered, and likely will not ever fully recover, from the profound and relentless incompetence of George W. Bush's disastrous, multitrillion-dollar war.”

“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.”

“You have to have sharp elbows if you want to change something.”