--- title: "9 Candidates Quotes By Roger Ailes" description: "9 Candidates quotes by Roger Ailes. Plus more from Roger Ailes and more Candidates sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/864/roger-ailes-2123_candidate_just-because-somebody-else-likes-a-candi_131596.png" --- > [Just because somebody else likes a candidate doesn't necessarily mean everybody else will like him.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-ailes/just-because-somebody-else-likes-a-candidate-doesn-t-necessarily-mean/) [Roger Ailes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-ailes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/864/roger-ailes-2123_candidate_just-because-somebody-else-likes-a-candi_131596.png) > [The candidates that can’t face Fox, can’t face al Qaeda.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-ailes/the-candidates-that-can-t-face-fox-can-t-face-al-qaeda/) [Roger Ailes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-ailes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/881/roger-ailes-2123_al-qaeda_the-candidates-that-can-t-face-fox-can-t_920223.png) > [I think it's because I'm unpredictable. I view every situation, every race, and every candidate differently I try not to rely on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-ailes/i-think-it-s-because-i-m-unpredictable-i-view-every-situation-every/) [Roger Ailes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-ailes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/805/roger-ailes-2123_candidates_i-think-it-s-because-i-m-unpredictable-i_2108835.png) > [Taking on the media is something I would never tell a candidate to do. I'd advise him what I would do in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-ailes/taking-on-the-media-is-something-i-would-never-tell-a-candidate-to-do/) [Roger Ailes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-ailes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/161/roger-ailes-2123_advise_taking-on-the-media-is-something-i-would_944983.png) > [If you want to get unpaid media coverage, you had better be quotable. It's an interesting problem, because very few candidates are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-ailes/if-you-want-to-get-unpaid-media-coverage-you-had-better-be-quotable/) [Roger Ailes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-ailes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ffd/roger-ailes-2123_candidates_if-you-want-to-get-unpaid-media-coverage_1766445.png) > [ They \[candidates\] say, "I don't want to say anything controversial." And so nobody covers them. Then they blame the journalists, saying "Why… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-ailes/they-candidates-say-i-don-t-want-to-say-anything-controversial-and-so/) [Roger Ailes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-ailes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/846/roger-ailes-2123_answers_they-candidates-say-i-don-t-want-to-say_1450924.png) > [Candidates rarely win battles with the media, and unless you really know what you're doing you should not tangle with them. The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-ailes/candidates-rarely-win-battles-with-the-media-and-unless-you-really/) [Roger Ailes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-ailes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a7b/roger-ailes-2123_accomplish_candidates-rarely-win-battles-with-the-m_705141.png) > [You've got to find a difierent approach. You've got to create some interest in your language, in the words and pictures you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-ailes/you-ve-got-to-find-a-difierent-approach-you-ve-got-to-create-some/) [Roger Ailes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-ailes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9eb/roger-ailes-2123_approach_you-ve-got-to-find-a-difierent-approach_2397534.jpg) > [You've got to attract interest in your candidate. The problem when you're running far behind is that you've got to move through…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-ailes/you-ve-got-to-attract-interest-in-your-candidate-the-problem-when-you/) [Roger Ailes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-ailes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/038/roger-ailes-2123_attention_you-ve-got-to-attract-interest-in-your-c_1113935.png) ## Other authors on Candidates ## More by Roger Ailes > [The contributions being made by Latinos are extraordinary, and we need to talk about them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-ailes/the-contributions-being-made-by-latinos-are-extraordinary-and-we-need/) [Roger Ailes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-ailes/) > ['Vanity Fair' is a left-wing rag.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-ailes/vanity-fair-is-a-left-wing-rag/) [Roger Ailes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-ailes/) > [I have a good eye for talent, and my talent performs the best.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-ailes/i-have-a-good-eye-for-talent-and-my-talent-performs-the-best/) [Roger Ailes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-ailes/) > [I've been an underdog all my life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-ailes/i-ve-been-an-underdog-all-my-life/) [Roger Ailes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-ailes/) > [Obama's the one who never worked a day in his life. He never earned a penny that wasn't public money. How many fund-raisers does…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-ailes/obama-s-the-one-who-never-worked-a-day-in-his-life-he-never-earned-a/) [Roger Ailes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-ailes/) > [If you've got a big star like O'Reilly, it does overshadow what the hard-news guys do during the day. That's the nature of television.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-ailes/if-you-ve-got-a-big-star-like-o-reilly-it-does-overshadow-what-the/) [Roger Ailes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-ailes/) > [My first qualification is I didn't go to Columbia Journalism School.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-ailes/my-first-qualification-is-i-didn-t-go-to-columbia-journalism-school/) [Roger Ailes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-ailes/) > [Just because somebody else likes a candidate doesn't necessarily mean everybody else will like him.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-ailes/just-because-somebody-else-likes-a-candidate-doesn-t-necessarily-mean/) [Roger Ailes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-ailes/) > [We're not programming to conservatives. We're just not eliminating their point of view.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-ailes/we-re-not-programming-to-conservatives-we-re-just-not-eliminating/) [Roger Ailes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-ailes/) > [ They \[NPR\] are, of course, Nazis. They have a kind of Nazi attitude. They are the left wing of Nazism. These guys don't want… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-ailes/they-npr-are-of-course-nazis-they-have-a-kind-of-nazi-attitude-they/) [Roger Ailes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-ailes/) > [You just don't go out when you're over 55 years of age, have a colossal failure, and expect to find work in your field again.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-ailes/you-just-don-t-go-out-when-you-re-over-55-years-of-age-have-a/) [Roger Ailes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-ailes/) > [CNBC was completely in the dumper when I went there.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-ailes/cnbc-was-completely-in-the-dumper-when-i-went-there/) [Roger Ailes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-ailes/) > [Almost everything I do is related to my ability to hire good people. I don't take much of the credit myself. I think I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-ailes/almost-everything-i-do-is-related-to-my-ability-to-hire-good-people-i/) [Roger Ailes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-ailes/) > [Anybody's position on an issue, anything they've said about an issue, and any way they've voted on an issue is fair game. You have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-ailes/anybody-s-position-on-an-issue-anything-they-ve-said-about-an-issue/) [Roger Ailes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-ailes/) > [It is a tremendous sacrifice to run for political office in America today.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-ailes/it-is-a-tremendous-sacrifice-to-run-for-political-office-in-america/) [Roger Ailes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-ailes/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/candidates/roger-ailes/#itemlist", "name": "9 Candidates Quotes By Roger Ailes", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Just because somebody else likes a candidate doesn't necessarily mean everybody else will like him.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Roger Ailes" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-ailes/just-because-somebody-else-likes-a-candidate-doesn-t-necessarily-mean/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/864/roger-ailes-2123_candidate_just-because-somebody-else-likes-a-candi_131596.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/864/roger-ailes-2123_candidate_just-because-somebody-else-likes-a-candi_131596.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/864/roger-ailes-2123_candidate_just-because-somebody-else-likes-a-candi_131596.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Just because somebody else likes a candidate doesn't necessarily mean everybody else will like him.” — Roger Ailes", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The candidates that can’t face Fox, can’t face al Qaeda.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Roger Ailes" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-ailes/the-candidates-that-can-t-face-fox-can-t-face-al-qaeda/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/881/roger-ailes-2123_al-qaeda_the-candidates-that-can-t-face-fox-can-t_920223.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/881/roger-ailes-2123_al-qaeda_the-candidates-that-can-t-face-fox-can-t_920223.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/881/roger-ailes-2123_al-qaeda_the-candidates-that-can-t-face-fox-can-t_920223.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The candidates that can’t face Fox, can’t face al Qaeda.” — Roger Ailes", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I think it's because I'm unpredictable. 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