The White House, as Warren Harding said, and I think accurately, is an alchemist. We find out the strengths, the weaknesses and… — Mark Shields Alchemist Copy Share Image
I think Democrats ought to be concerned, that the party has become almost prideful about the college-educated vote that it's getting, the… — Mark Shields Copy Share Image
I think that the people that are publicly on Hillary Clinton's short list all are very congenial people. They're not people with… — Mark Shields Copy Share Image
One of the first things every press secretary assures you is, the boss has a wonderful sense of humor, because not to… — Mark Shields Boss Copy Share Image
[Donald] Trump is instructive.For Trump, it was that the global economy and the international world order were failing regular people. — Mark Shields Copy Share Image
The Democrats are standing on one side, and the Republicans are playing games on the other. Both sides are playing games. — Mark Shields Both sides Copy Share Image
As Bill Clinton said so eloquently at the convention, during Vietnam there was a chance to serve; there was a chance not… — Mark Shields Copy Share Image
There's no question that Stalin broke the agreements made at Yalta completely about elections that were supposed to be held immediately in… — Mark Shields Copy Share Image
The single worst campaign slogan I have ever heard, is Hillary's Clinton, "I'm with her," it means nothing. It absolutely means nothing… — Mark Shields Copy Share Image
Russia is a country that has supported, propped up the worst of anti-democratic regimes in the Middle East, that has practiced -… — Mark Shields Civil society Copy Share Image
The way to solve all the money in politics is not to pretend we can get money out of politics. That will… — Mark Shields Copy Share Image
I think any advocate who is effective has fully acquainted himself or herself with the legislator they are going to meet. Know… — Mark Shields Advocate Copy Share Image
Franklin Roosevelt ran on a balanced budget in 1932, and the greatest president, certainly, of the 20th century. So the idea that… — Mark Shields Copy Share Image
Campaigns are fun. Campaigns are police escorts, they're airplanes, they're crowds, they're balloons, they're bands, a lot of fun. You speak in… — Mark Shields Copy Share Image
The pattern of American presidential elections is that the more optimistic candidate, whether it's John Kennedy and let's get America moving again,… — Mark Shields America Copy Share Image
Being a party chair, you really have a chance to make a difference. but what the Democrats have to do is recognize… — Mark Shields Copy Share Image
The important thing to understand about legislators is that there are dozens of competing interests and issues that occupy them. They are… — Mark Shields Copy Share Image
Democrats, if they're smart and they're not brain-dead, are doing two things right now.They're having self-deprecating humor written for them. There was… — Mark Shields Brain Copy Share Image
I don't hear any clear, coherent message [from Democrats]. I mean, when you're a party out of power, it's the time to… — Mark Shields Copy Share Image
Presidential trust is something, that's perishable and it's precious. And once a president loses it, it's not a question of whether it's… — Mark Shields Conflict Copy Share Image
[In politics] when A goes after B and there's a C, and D and a Q all lined up there, you have… — Mark Shields Copy Share Image
Health care, it's going to be political. It's going to be, let's say, the confluence of the politics and the messy implementation. — Mark Shields Care Copy Share Image
We're not being invaded by undocumented immigrants who are coming to kill police officers and commit crimes. And I don't think most… — Mark Shields Copy Share Image
Let's give the president some due here. They had a mess, and he fixed it, and they mobilized a lot of authority,… — Mark Shields Copy Share Image
When the party holds the White House, all the political decisions are made in the White House. And being a party chair,… — Mark Shields Copy Share Image
They're still a subject beholden to special interests, but at least they have a national constituency. At least they have to think… — Mark Shields Interest Copy Share Image
For the Democrats, they're trying to avoid having the [Ben] Sanders- [Hillary] Clinton debate over and over again. But, to some degree,… — Mark Shields Copy Share Image
Donald Trump manages to personalize everything. He brings chaos. He will not admit that he's ever made a mistake, that he's ever… — Mark Shields Chaos Copy Share Image
The Republicans are looking at a country that is going to be a majority minority country in just over a generation. And… — Mark Shields Country Copy Share Image
America's exceptionalism, American leadership, the American model, the American values are not [first with Donald Trump] - they're something that end at… — Mark Shields America Copy Share Image
Basically, global capitalism, basically to support it, or is it to be opposed? Is international order to be supported, or is it… — Mark Shields Capitalism Copy Share Image
Lee Atwater,[Ronald] Reagan's strategist, had no patience for CPAC, because he thought they were sort of wild and immature, basically. — Mark Shields Immature Copy Share Image
Americans don't like powerful figures who punch down, that is, who pick on someone less powerful and less able to speak for… — Mark Shields Copy Share Image
I saw money change votes.I mean, they just seem unaware of this, that money is something - if they want to see… — Mark Shields Copy Share Image
When you have got military-style assault weapons and high-capacity magazines, they're intended for one purpose. And that is to inflict as much… — Mark Shields Assault Copy Share Image
The studies that show the reason Washington real estate is booming and there are so many lobbyists in town, it does pay. — Mark Shields Copy Share Image
There is always strength in numbers. The more individuals or organizations that you can rally to your cause, the better. — Mark Shields Copy Share Image
Barack Obama knows that America cannot be strong abroad unless we are strong at home. People the world over have always been… — Mark Shields America Copy Share Image
90 percent of American schoolchildren are in public schools. And the emphasis on private schools and charter schools and parochial schools is… — Mark Shields Copy Share Image
Since the election, since the formation of a government, the death in Iraq has increased. The United States stands by, helpless to… — Mark Shields Death Copy Share Image
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