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title: "6 Columns Quotes By Tucker Carlson"
description: "6 Columns quotes by Tucker Carlson. Plus more from Tucker Carlson and more Columns sayings from other authors."
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> [ I guess what I'm looking for here is empathy. So you \[Nicholas Kristof\] have traveled all around the world, famously to the… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tucker-carlson/i-guess-what-i-m-looking-for-here-is-empathy-so-you-nicholas-kristof/)

[Tucker Carlson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tucker-carlson/)

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> [ So you \[Nicholas Kristof\] have got this new column out, 12 steps for people who say are traumatized by the \[ Donald Trump\] election. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tucker-carlson/so-you-nicholas-kristof-have-got-this-new-column-out-12-steps-for/)

[Tucker Carlson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tucker-carlson/)

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> [ If you look at my columns I precisely said we have to avoid that. That it's important not to stereotype \[Donald\] Trump… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tucker-carlson/if-you-look-at-my-columns-i-precisely-said-we-have-to-avoid-that-that/)

[Tucker Carlson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tucker-carlson/)

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> [I would encourage people to go to NYTIMES.com and read this column and you can see for yourself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tucker-carlson/i-would-encourage-people-to-go-to-nytimes-com-and-read-this-column/)

[Tucker Carlson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tucker-carlson/)

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> [ I don't notice any sympathy for them in \[ Nicholas Kristof\] column. If you're writing a column saying the people for Trump… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tucker-carlson/i-don-t-notice-any-sympathy-for-them-in-nicholas-kristof-column-if/)

[Tucker Carlson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tucker-carlson/)

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> [ I read Nicholas Kristof columns. I think it was in September \[2016\] had he this piece look who is endorsing \[Donald\] Trump,… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tucker-carlson/i-read-nicholas-kristof-columns-i-think-it-was-in-september-2016-had/)

[Tucker Carlson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tucker-carlson/)

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## Other authors on Columns

## More by Tucker Carlson

> [To politicize a man's tragic death is about as low as you can go, isn't it?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tucker-carlson/to-politicize-a-man-s-tragic-death-is-about-as-low-as-you-can-go-isn/)

[Tucker Carlson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tucker-carlson/)

> [Limbaugh hosts a radio show. His job is to shock people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tucker-carlson/limbaugh-hosts-a-radio-show-his-job-is-to-shock-people/)

[Tucker Carlson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tucker-carlson/)

> [Rich people making their houses bigger in order to make their lives happier wind up hurting their own marriages. There's a deep irony here.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tucker-carlson/rich-people-making-their-houses-bigger-in-order-to-make-their-lives/)

[Tucker Carlson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tucker-carlson/)

> [I mean, look, no matter how you feel about Bush, watching him speak is difficult. It's like- it's like watching a drunk man cross…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tucker-carlson/i-mean-look-no-matter-how-you-feel-about-bush-watching-him-speak-is/)

[Tucker Carlson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tucker-carlson/)

> [The American Nazi party and the KKK don't really exist in a meaningful way. They may have an office or website. But they are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tucker-carlson/the-american-nazi-party-and-the-kkk-don-t-really-exist-in-a/)

[Tucker Carlson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tucker-carlson/)

> [Canada, by others in the global family, is, for some reason, taken seriously. They have about 30 million people. They have some natural resources.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tucker-carlson/canada-by-others-in-the-global-family-is-for-some-reason-taken/)

[Tucker Carlson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tucker-carlson/)

> [The average Liberian, it turns out, does not share the same assumptions as the average black Methodist minister from Chicago.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tucker-carlson/the-average-liberian-it-turns-out-does-not-share-the-same-assumptions/)

[Tucker Carlson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tucker-carlson/)

> [I feel like I've known Hunter S. Thompson for most of my life. I first encountered him in 1981, when I was 12.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tucker-carlson/i-feel-like-i-ve-known-hunter-s-thompson-for-most-of-my-life-i-first/)

[Tucker Carlson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tucker-carlson/)

> [Politicians are interesting people, most of them are smart and hard-working-I mean, they keep schedules no one else would think of keeping. Some of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tucker-carlson/politicians-are-interesting-people-most-of-them-are-smart-and-hard/)

[Tucker Carlson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tucker-carlson/)

> [If it was up to the U.N., Saddam Hussein would still be killing his own people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tucker-carlson/if-it-was-up-to-the-u-n-saddam-hussein-would-still-be-killing-his-own/)

[Tucker Carlson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tucker-carlson/)

> [American officials have bent over backwards to show how sensitive they are to Muslim culture. It didn't seem very effective. They seem to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tucker-carlson/american-officials-have-bent-over-backwards-to-show-how-sensitive/)

[Tucker Carlson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tucker-carlson/)

> [Since 1978 for the bottom half of the wealth distribution male median wages have actually gone down. And I think that's a crucial reason.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tucker-carlson/since-1978-for-the-bottom-half-of-the-wealth-distribution-male-median/)

[Tucker Carlson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tucker-carlson/)

> [We're a very religious country; the government's secular.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tucker-carlson/we-re-a-very-religious-country-the-government-s-secular/)

[Tucker Carlson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tucker-carlson/)

> [I've been in journalism my entire adult life and have often defended it against fellow conservatives who claim the news business is fundamentally corrupt.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tucker-carlson/i-ve-been-in-journalism-my-entire-adult-life-and-have-often-defended/)

[Tucker Carlson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tucker-carlson/)

> [Republicans can't run for office without the support of business.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tucker-carlson/republicans-can-t-run-for-office-without-the-support-of-business/)

[Tucker Carlson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tucker-carlson/)

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