It was Bill Clinton who once pithily captured the contrast between the two parties when it came to selecting a presidential standard-bearer: "Democrats want to fall in love; Republicans just fall in line." — Mark Halperin Copy Share Image
Focus first on where you want to be, and why, and then on the right path to get there. — Mark Halperin Copy Share Image
“We have nobody in Washington that sits back and says, ‘You’re not going to raise that fucking price!’” And the Chinese: “Listen, you motherfuckers,… — Mark Halperin Copy Share Image
“Heading into the race, the perception among political professionals and the press had been that the rival campaign squadrons were more or less evenly… — Mark Halperin Copy Share Image
I think Donald Trump is a master of moving on from losses when he suffered them, and if he can't find a way in… — Mark Halperin Copy Share Image
“Nothing is predetermined, it is determined, or was determined, or will be determined. No matter, it all happened at once, in less than an… — Mark Halperin Copy Share Image
“You have to be willing to lose to win, and you’re going to lose a lot”—a lot of votes, a lot of states. “No… — Mark Halperin Copy Share Image
You saw in your interview with Speaker [Paul] Ryan, though, an echo of what the White House and the president [Donald Trump] have started… — Mark Halperin Copy Share Image
Sufficient sleep, exercise, healthy food, friendship, and peace of mind are necessities, not luxuries. — Mark Halperin Copy Share Image
I thought for a while, Barack Obama, although he wanted comprehensive reform had less a good chance of getting it than Donald Trump because… — Mark Halperin Copy Share Image
I think the Mexican government is going to be forced to at least be more aware of what goes on in the [Donald] Trump… — Mark Halperin Copy Share Image
As speaker [Paul] Ryan suggested, I think they're trying to go back to the Republican dodge and saying we're going to focus on border… — Mark Halperin Copy Share Image
“Yet Romney’s swagger went only so far. When the paperback version of his book hit shelves that February, observers noted that one line from… — Mark Halperin Copy Share Image
What happens when you let go, when your strength leaves you and you sink into darkness, when there's nothing that you or anyone else… — Mark Halperin Copy Share Image
![“You saw in your interview with Speaker [Paul] Ryan, though, an echo of what the White House and the president [Donald Trump] have started to say, which is, well, we're not going to get a check from Mexico to pay for the wall on the front end. We're going to find some way to get the money back, but…” quote by Mark Halperin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/536/mark-halperin-23257_checks_you-saw-in-your-interview-with-speaker-p_1371336.jpg)
![“I think the Mexican government is going to be forced to at least be more aware of what goes on in the [Donald] Trump administration than they were in the [Barack] Obama administration.” quote by Mark Halperin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/f38/mark-halperin-23257_administration_i-think-the-mexican-government-is-going_1499532.jpg)
![“As speaker [Paul] Ryan suggested, I think they're trying to go back to the Republican dodge and saying we're going to focus on border security first, focus on criminals in this country first, and try to punt down the road issues like the 12 million people who are here illegally.” quote by Mark Halperin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/cd2/mark-halperin-23257_border-security_as-speaker-paul-ryan-suggested-i-think-t_1602891.jpg)
