Roger Ailes

I only understand friendship or scorched earth.

— Roger Ailes

I could never be elected.

— Roger Ailes

I can't look hip, but I don't want to be hip.

— Roger Ailes

Television and I grew up together.

— Roger Ailes

I don't care what the polls say.

— Roger Ailes

I believe business news is general news.

— Roger Ailes

I like talent. I respect talent. I teach talent.

— Roger Ailes

I quit politics because I hated it.

— Roger Ailes

What I think works for Fox News is we have a very direct form of communication.

— Roger Ailes

I believe most people think the economy is very important.

— Roger Ailes

The contributions being made by Latinos are extraordinary, and we need to talk about them.

— Roger Ailes

Every other network has given all their shows to liberals. We are the balance.

— Roger Ailes

I didn't give up my citizenship to create and run a news organization.

— Roger Ailes

If somebody comes to me looking for a fight, they might get one.

— Roger Ailes

The news business is simple, but it's not easy to do well.

— Roger Ailes

My toughest job every day is maintaining intensity with myself and with my staff.

— Roger Ailes

I know there are limits to what a coach can accomplish in improving speechmaking unless the subject is a diligent student of…

— Roger Ailes

The thing you always have to remember is, you look at people and they might look like a failure but there's often…

— Roger Ailes

I can't stand cruel people. And if I see people doing something mean to somebody else just to make themselves feel important,…

— Roger Ailes

All business is basically about customers and marketing and making money and capitalism and winning and promoting it and having something someone…

— Roger Ailes

I think it's because I'm unpredictable. I view every situation, every race, and every candidate differently I try not to rely on…

— Roger Ailes

I like Marco Rubio. But I don't know about as a vice-presidential candidate. He's a nice guy, and that role requires kicking…

— Roger Ailes

Fox News has a very-high-income audience, and I think that any business channel automatically draws that. We're not gonna reach for a…

— Roger Ailes

You better be able to defend it after the attack - so don't stretch it. In other words, if the guy's guilty…

— Roger Ailes

You can get people the qualifications; But you can't teach them the qualities they're going to need. You can't teach integrity, a…

— Roger Ailes

There's something about the American people: They have such an innate sense of fairness that the red light goes on and the…

— Roger Ailes

I think it's unrealistic to believe that somewhere in outer space two big rocks crashed together with a bang and now I…

— Roger Ailes

You cover the bad news about America. You do. But you don't get up in the morning hating your country. And so,…

— Roger Ailes

When I was in politics, I always got accused of image-making and trying to make them something they weren't. Truth was -…

— Roger Ailes

Who's like Bill O'Reilly? If there was somebody like Bill O'Reilly, they'd be out there getting ratings. No matter how much the…

— Roger Ailes

Everybody fears the unknown. But I have a strong feeling there's something bigger than us. I don't think all this exists because…

— Roger Ailes

Fox News Latino will show people how opportunities exist, that whenever we are overregulated, or there is too much government, we lose…

— Roger Ailes

To determine whether or not you have the ingredients to be charismatic, answer the following questions: What are your real feelings about…

— Roger Ailes

There was no news in the Dan Rather piece. They didn't say [to Bush]: "We found a piece of paper that was…

— Roger Ailes

They [candidates] say, "I don't want to say anything controversial." And so nobody covers them. Then they blame the journalists, saying "Why…

— Roger Ailes

Take the [1980] Jimmy Carter-Ronald Reagan debate. Carter kept trying to imply that somehow Ronald Reagan was going to push the button,…

— Roger Ailes

I would like to be on 'Dancing with the Stars.'

— Roger Ailes

Television is not a gimmick.

— Roger Ailes

I like Bloomberg; he's a friend.

— Roger Ailes

Personally, I'm right of center.

— Roger Ailes